wondrous
wondrous — adjective
- wondrouspositive
- more wondrouscomparative
- most wondroussuperlative
1. so beautiful, impressive, or good that it fills you with a feeling of wonder and
so beautiful, impressive, or good that it fills you with a feeling of wonder and amazement
The cathedral's wondrous stained-glass windows left Chidi speechless with awe.
wondrous + [noun]: describing something that inspires awe
Feng stood at the edge of the Grand Canyon, taking in the wondrous view.
The children listened with wide eyes to their grandmother's wondrous tales of distant lands.
Under the microscope, Beatrix discovered a wondrous world in a single drop of water.
The northern lights danced across the sky in a wondrous display of colour.
- wonderful
less formal and much more common in everyday speech; does not carry the same intensity of wonder
- marvelous
similar in tone but slightly less intense; more common in British English
- breathtaking
emphasises visual beauty and the feeling of being overwhelmed by a sight
- awe-inspiring
focuses more on grandeur, scale, and the feeling of reverence
- mundane
ordinary and lacking any special or interesting quality
- unremarkable
not worth noticing or commenting on; forgettable
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Wondrous is a literary word. In everyday speech and writing, speakers typically use wonderful, amazing, or breathtaking instead.