adjective

wondrous

wondrous, marvellous, amazing

The northern lights are a wondrous sight.

The northern lights are a wondrous sight.

The book tells a wondrous story.

The book tells a wondrous story.

((a wondrous + noun)) describes something as amazing or marvellous The northern lights are a wondrous sight.

Synonyms: marvellous, amazing, extraordinary; Antonyms: ordinary, mundane

From 'wonder' plus the suffix '-ous', meaning 'full of'.

Think of it as a more poetic or old-fashioned way of saying 'wonderful'. It's literally 'full of wonder'.

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