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1 wondrous
adjective (wonderful.) vidunderlig, eventyrlig, forunderligIadj. \/ˈwʌndrəs\/( litterært) makeløs, vidunderligIIadv. \/ˈwʌndrəs\/( gammeldags) makeløst, usedvanlig -
2 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) (for)undring2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) under(verk), vidunder3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) under, mirakel2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) være forundret (over)2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) undres, undre seg, spekulere på3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) lure på, skulle gjerne vite•- wonderfully
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- no wonderforundring--------underIsubst. \/ˈwʌndə\/1) underverk, vidunder, under2) (om person, gjenstand, hendelse) fenomen, mirakel, under(verk), vidunder3) vidunder-, mirakel-4) (for)undringby a wonder ved et underfor a wonder merkelig nok, underlig nokhan var presis, merkelig nokin the name of wonder i all verden• why in the name of wonder?in\/with wonder undrende• look at somebody in\/with wonderno\/little wonder eller small wonder ikke rart, intet under• she refused, and no wonderhun nektet, og det er ikke så rartpromise wonders love gull og grønne skogerwonder of wonders under over alle underewonders will never cease ( spøkefullt) undrenes tid er ikke forbiwork\/do wonders eller perform wonders gjøre underverkerIIverb \/ˈwʌndə\/1) forundre seg, bli forbauset2) undre (på), lure (på)I shouldn't wonder det ville ikke forundre meg
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Wondrous — Won drous, adv. [OE. wonders, adv. (later also adj.). See {Wonder}, n., and cf. { wards}.] In a wonderful or surprising manner or degree; wonderfully. [1913 Webster] For sylphs, yet mindful of their ancient race, Are, as when women, wondrous fond … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wondrous — Won drous, a. Wonderful; astonishing; admirable; marvelous; such as excite surprise and astonishment; strange. [1913 Webster] That I may . . . tell of all thy wondrous works. Ps. xxvi. 7. [1913 Webster] {Won drous*ly}, adv. {Won drous*ness}, n.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wondrous — index noteworthy, portentous (eliciting amazement), prodigious (amazing), remarkable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wondrous — c.1500, from M.E. wonders (adj.), c.1300, originally gen. of WONDER (Cf. wonder) (n.), with suffix altered by influence of marvelous, etc … Etymology dictionary
wondrous — ► ADJECTIVE literary ▪ inspiring wonder. ► ADVERB archaic ▪ wonderfully. DERIVATIVES wondrously adverb … English terms dictionary
wondrous — [wun′drəs] adj. [altered (as if < WONDER + OUS) < ME wundres, adv. gen. of wunder,WONDER] wonderful: now usually literary or rhetorical adv. Archaic extraordinarily; surprisingly wondrously adv. wondrousness n … English World dictionary
wondrous — adjective Etymology: Middle English, alteration of wonders, from genitive of 1wonder Date: 15th century that is to be marveled at ; extraordinary < a wondrous feat > • wondrous adverb, archaic • wondrously adverb • … New Collegiate Dictionary
wondrous — [[t]wʌ̱ndrəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe something as wondrous, you mean it is strange and beautiful or impressive. [LITERARY] We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests. Derived words: wondrously ADV GRADED … English dictionary
wondrous — adjective Amazing, inspiring awe, to be marvelled at . We all stared open mouthed at the wondrous sight, speechless … Wiktionary
wondrous — won|drous [ˈwʌndrəs] adj literary [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: wonders wondrous (13 17 centuries), from the possessive form of wonder; influenced by marvelous] good or impressive in a surprising way … Dictionary of contemporary English
wondrous — adj. & adv. poet. adj. wonderful. adv. wonderfully (wondrous kind). Derivatives: wondrously adv. wondrousness n. Etymology: alt. of obs. wonders (adj. & adv.), = genit. of WONDER (cf. S(3)) after marvellous … Useful english dictionary