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Difference Between Superlative and Wonderful

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Superlative

Of the highest order, quality, or degree; surpassing or superior to all others.

Wonderful

Inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good; marvellous
The climate was wonderful all the year round
They all think she's wonderful

Superlative

Excessive or exaggerated.

Wonderful

Admirable or very good; excellent or splendid
What a wonderful person she is.
Had a wonderful time at the party.

Superlative

(Grammar) Of, relating to, or being the extreme degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb, as in best or brightest.
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Wonderful

Capable of eliciting wonder; astonishing
"The ... whale is one of the most wonderful animals in the world" (Charles Darwin).

Superlative

Something of the highest possible excellence.

Wonderful

Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.

Superlative

The highest degree; the acme.

Wonderful

Surprisingly excellent; very good or admirable, extremely impressive.
They served a wonderful six-course meal.
What appears to be wonderful may turn out to be anything but.
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Superlative

The superlative degree.

Wonderful

(dialect) Exceedingly, to a great extent.

Superlative

An adjective or adverb expressing the superlative degree, as in brightest, the superlative of the adjective bright, or most brightly, the superlative of the adverb brightly.

Wonderful

Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; surprising; strange; astonishing.

Superlative

The extreme (e.g. highest, lowest, deepest, farthest, etc) extent or degree of something.

Wonderful

Extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers;
A fantastic trip to the Orient
The film was fantastic!
A howling success
A marvelous collection of rare books
Had a rattling conversation about politics
A tremendous achievement

Superlative

(grammar) The form of an adjective that expresses which of several items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "most" before it.
The superlative of "big" is "biggest".

Superlative

(informal) An adjective used to praise something exceptional.
Daniel is amazing, wonderful, fantastic, and many other superlatives I can’t think of right now!

Superlative

Exceptionally good; of the highest quality; superb.

Superlative

(grammar) Of or relating to a superlative.

Superlative

Lifted up to the highest degree; most eminent; surpassing all other; supreme; as, superlative wisdom or prudence; a woman of superlative beauty; the superlative glory of the divine character.

Superlative

Expressing the highest or lowest degree of the quality, manner, etc., denoted by an adjective or an adverb. The superlative degree is formed from the positive by the use of -est, most, or least; as, highest, most pleasant, least bright.

Superlative

That which is highest or most eminent; the utmost degree.

Superlative

The superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, a form or word by which the superlative degree is expressed; as, strongest, wisest, most stormy, least windy, are all superlatives.

Superlative

An exaggerated expression (usually of praise);
The critics lavished superlatives on it

Superlative

The highest level or degree attainable;
His landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
The artist's gifts are at their acme
At the height of her career
The peak of perfection
Summer was at its peak
...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
The summit of his ambition
So many highest superlatives achieved by man
At the top of his profession

Superlative

The superlative form of an adjective;
`best' is the superlative form of `good'

Superlative

Highest in quality

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