wondrous

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈwʌndɹəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #14651

Meanings

1

adj
Wonderful and amazing, inspiring awe.

We all stared open-mouthed at the wondrous sight.

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Synonyms

1 adj · wonderful and amazing,... amazing astoundingawe-inspiringmarvellous wonderful

Word family

Forms wondrously

Etymology

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.

wondrous Middle English wonders Middle English wundres Old English *wundrą Proto-Germanic

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# wondrous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈwʌndɹəs/
**Frequency rank:** 14651

## Meanings
1. Wonderful and amazing, inspiring awe.

## Examples
- We all stared open-mouthed at the wondrous sight.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: wondrous
- Root: wonders
- Root: wundres
- Root: *wundrą

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Wondrous is 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. Important historical forms include Middle English wondrous, Middle English wonders, Old English wundres, and Proto-Germanic *wundrą. In present-day use, it means wonderful and amazing, inspiring awe.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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