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wonderful

adj.
A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈwəndɝfəɫ// UK //wˈʌndəfəl// won·der·ful Dialect General-service

adj. extremely good, pleasant, or enjoyable. You use this to show you are very happy with something.

adj. inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good. Often used as a general-purpose intensifier for positive experiences.


SIMPLE

We had a wonderful time at the park today.

CONTEXTUAL

The weather was wonderful for our wedding, with clear blue skies and a gentle breeze all afternoon.

COMPLEX

The gallery's latest exhibition offers a wonderful exploration of light and shadow, capturing the subtle shifts of the seasons through a series of large-scale oil paintings.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English wonderful, wondirful, from Old English wundorful (“wonderful”), from Proto-West Germanic *wundrafull, equivalent to wonder + -ful. Cognate Dutch wondervol (“wonderful”), German wundervoll (“wonderful”). Compare Old English wuldorfull (“glorious”).

Usage

Typically used as an attributive adjective before a noun or as a predicative adjective after a linking verb.

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