wonderful

adjective

won·​der·​ful ˈwən-dər-fəl How to pronounce wonderful (audio)
1
: exciting wonder : marvelous, astonishing
a sight wonderful to behold
2
: unusually good : admirable
did a wonderful job
wonderfulness noun

Examples of wonderful in a Sentence

The rooms were filled with wonderful works of art. It was a wonderful party. You did a wonderful job. She came home with wonderful news. It's wonderful to finally meet you.
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Washington Capitals, won 4-1 against Montreal Last week: 7 Sean: 4 Dom: 9 Pierre-Luc Dubois had a fine first round, but zero goals and two assists were still a step down from his wonderful regular season. Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 2 May 2025 Big, wonderful, funny, horrible, strange, sad, great life. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 May 2025 The wonderful thing is that Carrie Preston is wonderful with everybody. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 1 May 2025 Miss Nellie's is a lovely vibe post-show, and have a wonderful assortment of cocktails and mocktails. Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wonderful

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wonderful was before the 12th century

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“Wonderful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wonderful. Accessed 8 May. 2025.

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wonderful

adjective
won·​der·​ful ˈwən-dər-fəl How to pronounce wonderful (audio)
1
: exciting wonder : marvelous
a sight wonderful to behold
2
: unusually good : admirable
did a wonderful job
wonderfully adverb

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