Wondrous
/ˈwʌndɹəs/ adj, adv
adj, adv ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Wonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous.
"We all stared open-mouthed at the wondrous sight."
Adjective
- 1 extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers wordnet
Adverb
- 1 In a wonderful degree; remarkably; wondrously.
"And looking vp, when as his shield he lakt, / And sword saw not, he wexed wondrous woe"
Adverb
- 1 (used as an intensifier) excellently wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"I absolutely love going to concerts not just because I get a chance to meet the musician or singer but because of the wondrous feeling of a live performance."
Etymology
From Middle English wondrous, alteration after the suffix -ous of Middle English wonders (“wondrous, wonderful”, adjective), from Old English wundres (“of wonder”), genitive singular of wundor (“wonder, miracle”), from Proto-Germanic *wundrą (“wonder”). Compare Dutch wonder, German Wunder.