wondrous
Syllables: won·drous/ˈwʌndɹəs/
wondrous adjective: wonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous.
Adjective
wondrous (comparative more wondrous, superlative most wondrous)
- Wonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous.
- We all stared open-mouthed at the wondrous sight.
- I'll show thee the best springs; I'll pluck thee berries; / I'll fish for thee, and get thee wood enough. / A plague upon the tyrant that I serve! / I'll bear him no more sticks, but follow thee, / Thou wondrous man.1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
- Synonyms:
- awesome, based, beat, beatific, bewildering, blissful, celestial, delightful, divine, enchanting
Adverb
wondrous (comparative more wondrous, superlative most wondrous)
- In a wonderful degree; remarkably; wondrously.
- And looking vp, when as his shield he lakt, / And sword saw not, he wexed wondrous woe1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 53
- […]And even there, his eye being big with tears, / Turning his face, he put his hand behind him, / And with affection wondrous sensible / He [Antonio] wrung Bassanio's hand; and so they parted.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
wondrous meaning in Urdu
wondrous in Urdu
- اعلیٰ, عجب, حیرت انگیز
Examples of wondrous in a sentence
- Yet in a wondrous variety of ways it is possible for a griever to misgrieve.
- Will it be the technically wondrous charms of "Benjamin Button" or the actorly accomplishments of "Milk" ?
- His magical boy toy had done all kinds of wondrous things.
Synonyms of wondrous
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- extraordinary
- fabulous
- fantabulosa
- fantabulous
- fascinating
- finger-lickin' good
- frabjous
- grandeur
- grandiose
- grand
- great
- heavenlike
- heavenly
- impressive
- inspiring
- lovely jubbly
- luxurious
- magnificent
- majestic
- major
- marvellous/marvelous
- mirandous
- mystifying
- phenomenal
- selly
- splendid
- stupefying
- stupendous
- supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
- unbelievable
Forms of wondrous
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more wondrous |
| superlative | most wondrous |
| alternative form | wonderous |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more wondrous |
| superlative | most wondrous |
Origin of wondrous
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.
Words formed from wondrous
Questions about wondrous
- What does wondrous mean?
- Wondrous means wonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous.
- What is wondrous in Urdu?
- Wondrous in Urdu is اعلیٰ, عجب, حیرت انگیز. See Wondrous meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is wondrous?
- Wondrous can be an adjective or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce wondrous?
- Wondrous is pronounced /ˈwʌndɹəs/.
Words near wondrous in the dictionary
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