won´der|ful|ness

won´der|ful|ness
won|der|ful «WUHN duhr fuhl», adjective.
1. causing wonder; marvelous; remarkable: »

The works of God are wonderful. The explorer had wonderful adventures.

2. surprisingly large, fine, excellent, or splendid: »

We had a wonderful time at the party.

╂[Old English wunderfull (literally) full of wonder]
–won´der|ful|ly, adverb.
–won´der|ful|ness, noun.
Synonym Study 1 Wonderful, marvelous mean causing wonder. Wonderful describes something so new and unfamiliar, out of the ordinary, beyond expectation, or imperfectly understood that it excites a feeling of surprise, admiration, puzzled interest, or, sometimes, astonishment: »

The boys from New York saw some wonderful sights on their first trip across the continent.

Marvelous describes something so extraordinary, surprising, or astonishing that it seems hardly believable: »

The machine that can translate from foreign languages is a marvelous scientific invention.


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  • won´der|ful|ly — won|der|ful «WUHN duhr fuhl», adjective. 1. causing wonder; marvelous; remarkable: »The works of God are wonderful. The explorer had wonderful adventures. 2. surprisingly large, fine, excellent, or splendid: »We had a wonderful time at the party …   Useful english dictionary

  • won|der|ful — «WUHN duhr fuhl», adjective. 1. causing wonder; marvelous; remarkable: »The works of God are wonderful. The explorer had wonderful adventures. 2. surprisingly large, fine, excellent, or splendid: »We had a wonderful time at the party. ╂[Old… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • ful — aw·ful; beau·ti·ful; doubt·ful; dread·ful; faith·ful; ful·crum; ful·fill·ment; ful·go·rid; ful·mi·nate; gust·ful; hope·ful; mer·ci·ful; mer·ci·ful·ly; need·ful; pow·er·ful; stom·ach·ful; won·der·ful; af·fright·ful·ly; bale·ful·ly; bale·ful·ness;… …   English syllables

  • won — kat·su·won·i·dae; un·won; won·der·berry; won·der·boom; won·der·er; won·der·ful·ly; won·der·ing·ly; won·der·land; won·der·less; won·der·ment; won·der·some; won·ing; won·ky; won·na; won; won·der; won·der·ful; won·drous; won·der·ful·ness;… …   English syllables

  • wonderfulness — won·der·ful·ness …   English syllables

  • wonderful — won•der•ful [[t]ˈwʌn dər fəl[/t]] adj. 1) cvb excellent; grand; marvelous: a wonderful vacation[/ex] 2) cvb exciting wonder; marvelous; extraordinary • Etymology: bef. 1100 won′der•ful•ly, adv. won′der•ful•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Wonderful — Won der*ful, a. Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; surprising; strange; astonishing. [1913 Webster] Syn: Marvelous; amazing. See {Marvelous}. [1913 Webster] {Won der*ful*ly}, adv. {Won der*ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wonderfully — Wonderful Won der*ful, a. Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; surprising; strange; astonishing. [1913 Webster] Syn: Marvelous; amazing. See {Marvelous}. [1913 Webster] {Won der*ful*ly}, adv. {Won der*ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wonderfulness — Wonderful Won der*ful, a. Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; surprising; strange; astonishing. [1913 Webster] Syn: Marvelous; amazing. See {Marvelous}. [1913 Webster] {Won der*ful*ly}, adv. {Won der*ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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