wunderschön

/ˈvʊndɐˌʃøːn/

adjective A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Positive
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: positive.

Meaning

  1. gorgeous, stunningly beautiful

    Literally "wonder-beautiful" — an intensifier bolted straight onto schön.

Made of

  • Wunder wonder, miracle
  • schön beautiful

Similar words

hübsch

hübsch is a mild "pretty" or "cute" — pleasant but unremarkable. wunderschön is a strong intensifier: breathtakingly, remarkably beautiful, several steps up from hübsch.

Similar in other languages

French

beau

wunderschön is an intensified form of beautiful, beyond French beau's plain sense of beautiful or handsome.

Practice

1 What does wunderschön mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Aussicht von hier ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches wunderschön?

See also

adjectivecompoundeveryday

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