wondrous
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wondrous
- /ˈwʌndɹəs/
Where it comes from
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.
adjective more wondrous · most wondrous · wonderous
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Wonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous.
We all stared open-mouthed at the wondrous sight.
Similar: awesome, based, beat, beatific, bewildering, blissful, celestial, delightful, divine, enchanting, extraordinary, fabulous
adverb more wondrous · most wondrous · wonderous
- In a wonderful degree; remarkably; wondrously. And looking vp, when as his shield he lakt, / And sword saw not, he wexed wondrous woe
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: marvelously, marvelous, marvellously, wonderful, wonderfully, terrifically, tremendous, toppingly, extraordinary, superbly, fantastic, rattling, terrific, howling, marvellous, magnificent
Translations
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adj amazing, inspiring awe
| Español | maravilloso |
|---|---|
| Português | maravilhoso |
| Français | merveilleux |
| Deutsch | wunderbar, wundersam, erstaunlich, verwunderlich |
| Italiano | meraviglioso |
| Ελληνικά | θαυμάσιος thavmásios |
| Română | minunat |
| Русский | изуми́тельный izumítelʹnyj, порази́тельный porazítelʹnyj, удиви́тельный udivítelʹnyj, чуде́сный čudésnyj, дивный divnyj, невиданный nevidannyj |
| עברית | פִּלְאִי pil'í |
adv remarkably
| Deutsch | bemerkenswert |
|---|---|
| Română | remarcabil |
| Русский | удиви́тельно udivítelʹno |
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