Wonderful: Meaning, Examples, and Usage

Meaning 1：extremely good (wonderful)

wonderful 🔊

/ˈwʌndərfəl/

adj.

extremely good or pleasant, and making you feel happy and surprised.

A person smiling joyfully on a sunny beach holding a colorful drink

extremely good 🔊

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/ɪkˈstriːmli ɡʊd/

adj.

Used to describe something that is exceptionally pleasant, enjoyable, or impressive.

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📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Derived from 'wonder' (noun) + suffix '-ful' meaning 'full of', thus 'full of wonder'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a 'wonder' that is 'full' of joy — that's wonderful!

📖 Example

We had a wonderful day at the beach, swimming and drinking cold juice. 🔊 We had a wonderful day at the beach, swimming and drinking cold juice.

🔗 Collocations

wonderful day – a very enjoyable and pleasant day

wonderful experience – a highly positive and memorable event

wonderful feeling – a strong sense of happiness or satisfaction

🔄 Synonyms

marvelous (adj.) – extremely good; causing great surprise or admiration

fantastic (adj.) – extraordinarily good or attractive

splendid (adj.) – very impressive; excellent

🚫 Antonyms

terrible (adj.) – extremely bad or unpleasant

awful (adj.) – very bad, unpleasant, or of low quality

dreadful (adj.) – causing great suffering or fear; very bad

🌱 Derivatives

wonderfully (adv.) – in a wonderful manner; extremely well

wonderfulness (n.) – the quality of being wonderful

wonder (n.) – a feeling of amazement and admiration

📖 Cultural Story

From Old English 'wundorful', combining 'wundor' (wonder) and '-ful'. Initially meant 'causing wonder', later evolved to 'extremely good' in everyday speech.