Meaning & use
wondrous
Inspiring a feeling of wonder or amazement; marvelous.
See it in a sentence
The northern lights created a wondrous display of color across the night sky.
Travelers describe the ancient temple as a wondrous sight unlike anything else in the world.
A note on using this word
Somewhat literary or old-fashioned compared to amazing or wonderful, often used in descriptive or poetic writing.
Words with a similar meaning
marvelousastonishing
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Words with an opposite meaning
ordinaryunremarkable
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