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Wonderful Common

Wonderful has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

"a fantastic trip to the Orient"

"the film was fantastic!"

"a howling success"

"a marvelous collection of rare books"

"had a rattling conversation about politics"

"a tremendous achievement"

2

Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.

"The sudden appearance of a rare blue whale breaching near the shore was a wonderful sight that left everyone speechless."

In plain English: Wonderful means something is really great and amazing.

"The weather was wonderful for our picnic today."

Usage: Use wonderful to describe something that inspires awe or feels surprisingly excellent rather than merely very good. It often carries more emotional intensity and enthusiasm compared to the neutral term great.

Adverb
1

Exceedingly, to a great extent.

"The wonderful success of their campaign far exceeded everyone's expectations."

In plain English: Wonderfully means doing something in a very good and impressive way.

"The wonderful idea was to meet at the park."

Example Sentences
"The weather was wonderful for our picnic today." adj
"The weather was wonderful for our picnic today." adj
"She found a wonderful gift inside her birthday card." adj
"It is wonderful to see so many friends at the reunion." adj
"The wonderful idea was to meet at the park." adv
Related Terms

Origin

The word wonderful comes from the Middle English combination of "wonder" and "-ful," meaning full of wonder. It entered modern usage with this same sense, describing something that inspires amazement or admiration.

Rhyming Words
awful woful urnful earful endful woeful cupful hueful dueful manful jugful aimful wilful aidful useful canful binful busful armful owlful
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