: that is to be marveled at : extraordinary
a wondrous feat
wondrous
adverb
archaic
wondrously
adverb
wondrousness
noun
Synonyms of wondrous
Examples of wondrous in a Sentence
The museum featured a display of wondrous tapestries.
what a wondrous discovery fire must have been
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The 2027 eclipse is also another chance to experience the wondrous solar phenomenon from the water, with cruise operators like Holland America Line planning to anchor off the coast of North Africa for the occasion.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
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—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
To explain its wondrous potency, scientists noted that when tryptophan made its way into the brain, it could be converted into the neurotransmitter serotonin.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
He is almost always surrounded by his bandmates — requinto guitarist Samuel Jaimez, guitarron player Khrystian Ramos, tubist José Garcia and tololoche player Moises Lopez — but there are also other recurring characters who populate his wondrous rock star existence.
—Andrea Flores
jan. 8, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
My sole reason for living is the wondrous love that descends upon me like drops of dew from the heart of my royal friend—as though from the lap of God—fructifying new seeds of life within me!
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
To explain its wondrous potency, scientists noted that when tryptophan made its way into the brain, it could be converted into the neurotransmitter serotonin.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wondrous
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“Wondrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wondrous. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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wondrous
adjective
won·drous
ˈwən-drəs 
: such as to be marveled at extraordinary
a wondrous place
wondrous
adverb
archaic
wondrously
adverb
wondrousness
noun
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