wunderschön

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German

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Etymology

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Wunder (wonder) +‎ schön (beautiful). Akin to Dutch wonderschoon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːn]
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  • Hyphenation: wun‧der‧schön
  • Rhymes: -øːn

Adjective

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wunderschön (strong nominative masculine singular wunderschöner, comparative wunderschöner, superlative am wunderschönsten)

  1. gorgeous, very beautiful
    Synonyms: ästhetisch, bildschön, formvollendet, makellos, wunderbar, wundervoll
    Antonym: hässlich
    • 1822-1823, Heinrich Heine, Lyrisches Intermezzo
      Im wundershönen Monat Mai
      In the beautiful month of May

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