wondrous

Meaning

Adj

Wonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous.

Adv

In a wonderful degree; remarkably; wondrously.

Synonyms

wonderful

amazing

marvelous

fantastic

marvellous

wonderfully

marvellously

astonishing

awesome

marvelously

superbly

terrifically

wondrously

toppingly

howling

tremendous

mysterious

grand

striking

fabulous

terrific

rattling

special

spectacular

splendid

stunning

stupendous

surprising

thrilling

whimsical

admirable

fairytale-like

astounding

august

breathtaking

exciting

fab

fabulously

fantastically

formidable

gripping

impressive

incredibly

magical

marvel

miraculous

operant

operative

overwhelming

prepossessing

Translations

merveilleux

wundersam

maravilloso

meraviglioso

wunderbar

εκπληκτικός

meravellós

fantastique

meravigliosamente

απίστευτος

fantàstic

merveilleusement

erstaunlich

fantastico

κατάπληκτος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwʌndɹəs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wondrous

Inherited from Old English: wundres

Cognate with Dutch: wonders

Cognate with German: Wunder

In summary

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.