wunderbar

8.0

Very good and making you feel happy or surprised

adjective
/ˈwʌndərˌbɑr/

Informal

: maravilloso

She told a wunderbar story that made us all laugh.

Examples

Maybe they are too wunderbar for my wife... but, heh, there is a piano teacher in the village...

Stalag 17 (1953)
The concert last night was wunderbar and left everyone in awe.
The service at the restaurant was wunderbar, exceeding our expectations.

Synonyms

great

vswunderbar

∞ 1.0

Very good or excellent in quality

is stronger and more emphatic praise than this friendly term

wonderful

vswunderbar

∞ 1.0

Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed

is a broad way to say something is very good

excellent

vswunderbar

∞ 1.0

Very good and better than most similar things

is general praise meaning very good rather than the top level

fantastic

vswunderbar

626 1.9

Very good and impressive, making you feel pleased

is comparable but focuses on general excellence rather than enjoyment

fabulous

vswunderbar

605 2.7

Very good and impressive

is similar but used more widely for simple praise

not bad

vswunderbar

Informal

134 3.0

Better than expected and quite good

is much stronger and clearly positive rather than reserved

absolutely awesome

vswunderbar

Informal

2 2.8

Very impressive and exciting

is similar but adds stronger emphatic intensity

banner

vswunderbar

5.6

A very successful time, for example a year

is the more general positive term rather than a special highlight

Antonyms

terrible

∞ 1.0

Very bad or unpleasant and often serious

awful

∞ 1.0

Very bad or unpleasant and causing dislike

How Good

excellent

∞ 1.0

wunderbar

Informal

8.0

great

∞ 1.0

good

∞ 1.0

okay

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

wunderbar positive

Etymology

Wunderbar comes from German: wunder meaning 'wonder', like the English word wonder, and -bar meaning 'able' or 'fit for', so it means 'able to cause wonder'. So, wunderbar is used for something very good or wonderful, and people also say it as a short exclamation of joy.