The difference between Beautiful and Wonderful

When used as adjectives, beautiful means attractive and possessing beauty, whereas wonderful means tending to excite wonder.

Wonderful is also adverb with the meaning: exceedingly, to a great extent.

check bellow for the other definitions of Beautiful and Wonderful

  1. Beautiful as an adjective:

    Attractive and possessing beauty.

    Examples:

    "Anyone who has ever met her thought she was absolutely beautiful."

    "There's a beautiful lake by the town."

  2. Beautiful as an adjective (of the weather):

    Pleasant; clear.

    Examples:

    "It's beautiful outside, let's go for a walk."

  3. Beautiful as an adjective:

    Well executed.

    Examples:

    "The skater performed a beautiful [[axel]]."

  1. Wonderful as an adjective (now, _, rare):

    Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.

  2. Wonderful as an adjective:

    Surprisingly excellent; very good or admirable, extremely impressive.

    Examples:

    "They served a wonderful six-course meal."

  1. Wonderful as an adverb (dialect):

    Exceedingly, to a great extent.

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