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wondrous

wondrous

60 5.8
Very impressive and causing strong surprise
  • adjective
  • /ˈwʌndrəs/
translation icon : asombroso
  • Her wondrous talent for painting captivated everyone at the art exhibition.
  • truly wondrous
  • a wondrous journey
  • a wondrous world

The stories are wondrous things, and they are dangerous.

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Examples

  • Yet she was smiling, recalling her wondrous memory of forty years ago.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The view from the mountaintop was utterly wondrous, leaving us speechless and in awe.

  • That is the the wondrous thing about these plants.

  • So every time I achieve something, it was just wondrous to me.

  • New York was my connection to everything new and wondrous in the arts.

    Academic text (1998)
  • We human beings are a strange and wondrous and terrible species.

  • Just look at these photographs; you know something wondrous is going on in them.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • There is something wondrous about the human capacity for identification and allegiance toward fictional characters.

    Academic text (2017)
  • By attentively listening to his patients, he discovered how strange, wondrous, and courageous most people are.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Little Big Planet is a wide, wondrous world, the denizens of which are always on the move, playing, collecting, adventuring.

Synonyms

wonderful
vswondrous
1.0

Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed

is more about inspiring deep wonder than simple delight
amazing
vswondrous
1.0

Causing great surprise and admiration

is similar but stresses remarkable wonder rather than surprise alone
incredible
vswondrous
3.5

Very surprising or hard to believe

emphasizes inspiring wonder rather than seeming unbelievable
grand
vswondrous
918 3.0

Impressive and large in appearance or style

is more about creating a sense of wonder than size or scale
terrific
vswondrous
815 3.3

Very strong and often causing great damage

is impressive too but focuses on inspiring wonder rather than intensity
tremendous
vswondrous
794 3.0

Very large or impressive

is less about size and more about evoking inspiring wonder
fantastic
vswondrous
626 1.9

Very good and impressive, making you feel pleased

leans more toward inspiring deep wonder than simple enjoyment
remarkable
vswondrous
588 2.8

Unusual and easy to notice because it is different or surprising

is more about inspiring wonder rather than mere noteworthiness
magnificent
vswondrous
299 3.9

Very impressive and beautiful in appearance or style

leans more toward inspiring wonder than just grand style
spectacular
vswondrous
265 3.5

Very impressive and exciting to look at

evokes wonder in a quieter, more inspiring way
marvelous
vswondrous
  • US
251 1.8

Very good and surprising in a way that pleases people

is more about inspiring wonder and remarkable quality
phenomenal
vswondrous
113 5.4

Very impressive and much better than normal

places more weight on inspiring a sense of wonder
miraculous
vswondrous
95 4.3

Very surprising and lucky in a way people cannot explain

is centered on inspiring wonder rather than implying a supernatural cause
astounding
vswondrous
92 4.1

So surprising and impressive that you feel amazed

is more about evoking wonder than sheer astonishment
breathtaking
vswondrous
77 3.5

A very beautiful and surprising sight that amazes you

is impressive too but focuses on inspiring wonder rather than shock
staggering
vswondrous
24 5.3

Very large and surprising in a way that shocks you

is impressive too but evokes wonder rather than shock
out of this world
vswondrous
  • Informal
21 4.1

Very good and impressive

is more focused on inspiring wonder than on being otherworldly
prodigious
vswondrous
19 7.5

Very large or impressive in a way that surprises people

is more about causing wonder than emphasizing large scale
stupendous
vswondrous
19 6.7

Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people

stresses inspiring wonder rather than sheer immensity
awe-inspiring
vswondrous
16 5.6

Causes people to feel great respect and wonder because it is very impressive

is more about remarkable goodness rather than deep awe
fabulous
vswondrous
5 4.2

So surprising that it seems hard to believe

is less about disbelief and more about inspiring wonder
splendiferous
vswondrous
5 9.9

Very beautiful and impressive, like at a big party

leans more toward inspiring wonder than decorative splendor
astonishing
vswondrous
5 3.4

Very surprising and making you feel great wonder

focuses more on being remarkably inspiring than pure amazement
howling
vswondrous
2 5.2

Shows great success and impresses many people

is more about inspiring genuine wonder than emphatic praise
simply phenomenal
vswondrous
1 5.5

Very impressive and much better than you expect

is focused more on inspiring wonder than on exceeding norms
splendorous
vswondrous
  • Literature
1 7.5

Very beautiful and impressive to look at

focuses more on inspiring wonder than on beauty alone

Antonyms

683 1.0

Normal and not special or unusual

9 3.9

Not very good or likely to attract attention

How Wonderful

miraculous
95 4.3
wondrous
60 5.8
wonderful
1.0
nice
1.0
uninspiring
7 3.5

Surface Forms

wondrous positive
wondrously positive

Morphology

wondrous = wonder (transparent) = wonder + ous

Formed by adding the productive adjective-forming suffix '-ous' to 'wonder', giving the straightforward meaning 'full of or causing wonder'.

Etymology

Wondrous comes from the simple word wonder, which meant 'marvel' or 'miracle', plus the ending -ous which means 'full of'. So wondrous means 'full of wonder', which is why we use it for something very impressive or amazing.