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won⋅der⋅ful

  [wuhn-der-fuhl]
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–adjective
1. excellent; great; marvelous: We all had a wonderful weekend.
2. of a sort that causes or arouses wonder; amazing; astonishing: The storm was wonderful to behold.
Origin:
bef. 1100; ME; OE wundorful (see wonder, -ful ); c. G wundervoll

Related forms:
won⋅der⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
won⋅der⋅ful⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. awesome, wondrous, miraculous, prodigious, astonishing, amazing, astounding, phenomenal, unique, curious, strange.
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won·der·ful   (wŭn'dər-fəl)   
adj.  
  1. Capable of eliciting wonder; astonishing: "The ... whale is one of the most wonderful animals in the world" (Charles Darwin).
  2. Admirable; excellent: "The spirit of the movement was wonderful. It was joyous and grave at the same time" (Christabel Pankhurst).
won'der·ful·ly adv., won'der·ful·ness n.
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Wonderful

Won"der*ful\, a. Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; surprising; strange; astonishing.

Syn: Marvelous; amazing. See Marvelous. -- Won"der*ful*ly, adv. -- Won"der*ful*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Wonderful
Spanish: maravilloso,
German: wunderbar,
Japanese: すばらしい
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