English Dictionary

Definition of “wondrous”

wondrous (ˈwʌndrəs Pronunciation for wondrous (archaic) (or literary)

Definitions

adjective

  1. exciting wonder; marvellous

adverb

  1. (intensifier) ⇒ it is wondrous cold

Derived Forms

ˈwondrously adverb
ˈwondrousness noun

Translations for 'wondrous'

  • British English: wondrous If you describe something as wondrous, you mean it is strange and beautiful or impressive. ADJECTIVEWe were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: espantoso
  • Chinese: 不可思议的不可思议議的
  • European Spanish: majestuoso majestuosa
  • French: extraordinaire
  • German: wundersam
  • Italian: straordinario straordinaria
  • Japanese: 魅惑的な
  • Korean: 경이로운
  • Portuguese: espantoso espantosa
  • Spanish: majestuoso majestuosa

Example Sentences Including 'wondrous'

In spring the famous wildflowers that appear add a new colourful dimension to this wondrous sight.
The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)
It was in the midst of a beautiful city, where wondrous gems glowed from the walls at night.
Robin Hobb THE GOLDEN FOOL: Book Two of the Tawny Man (2002)
Mind you, it's all a wondrous experience -- I mean -- Hitler didn't need to shoot himself to avoid the Russians.
Alexander Games (compiler) THE ESSENTIAL SPIKE MILLIGAN (2002)
My bus for this wondrous place leaves from Reykjavik at 9am.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
Of course, gardeners have known about this fabulous twining climber with its wondrous hanging panicles of colour for centuries.
Australian News Misc (2004)
Presumably, what has happened to Bihar can then be repeated upon the whole country, once more in the wondrous name of secularism.
India Today (1997)
Slowly the cab slides alongside a going-nowhere bus; confused, wondrous , Patrick looks into the interior of the bus.
Sean Thomas THE CHEEK PERFORATION DANCE (2002)
The light grew ever more intense, now shimmering in fast pulses, bathing the holy form in wondrous radiance.
Stewart, Michael Grace
Today, little Abbey Cape is living proof of the wondrous advances made in medicine.
Sun, News of the World (2002)

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