wondrous

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
  2. adverb (used as an intensifier) extremely well

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful

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