wunderbar
Teutonic term, marvelous
Wunderbar is German for "wonderful," borrowed into English as an exclamation of delight or approval: The concert was wunderbar!
It carries a slightly theatrical or playful tone, often used by English speakers who want to sound continental or emphatic.
The word appears in the Cole Porter song "Wunderbar" from *Kiss Me, Kate*.
Extremely good, inspiring wonder
- fantasticRemarkably good or unreal
- splendidImpressively beautiful or fine
- excellentOf superior quality
- magnificentExceptionally beautiful or impressive
terrific · superb · brilliant · outstanding · amazing · fabulous · tremendous · glorious
Massive Bavarian brewing celebration
- BavariaSoutheastern German state
- DeutschlandGermany, in its tongue
- MunichBavaria's largest city
- BerlinGermany's largest city
lederhosen · dirndl · bier · prost · guten · danke · Volkswagen · bratwurst
Entertainment venue with performances
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- musicalSung theatrical production
- LizaElizabeth's diminutive form
- showstopperSpectacular crowd-pleasing performance
emcee · Berlin · Weimar · Kit Kat Club · choreography · vaudeville · jazz hands · spotlight
Tasteless, garish art
- campyEntertainingly artificial and overblown
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- postwarAfter hostilities end
Americanized · novelty · tourist · souvenir · cuckoo clock · stereotype · exaggerated · parody
marvelous
Extremely good, inspiring wonder
- fantasticRemarkably good or unreal
- splendidImpressively beautiful or fine
- excellentOf superior quality
magnificent · terrific · superb · brilliant · outstanding · amazing · fabulous · tremendous · glorious · divine
Oktoberfest
Massive Bavarian brewing celebration
- BavariaSoutheastern German state
- DeutschlandGermany, in its tongue
- MunichBavaria's largest city
Berlin · lederhosen · dirndl · bier · prost · guten · danke · Volkswagen · bratwurst · strudel
Cabaret
Entertainment venue with performances
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- musicalSung theatrical production
- LizaElizabeth's diminutive form
showstopper · emcee · Berlin · Weimar · Kit Kat Club · choreography · vaudeville · jazz hands · spotlight · encore
kitsch
Tasteless, garish art
- campyEntertainingly artificial and overblown
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- vintageQuality from past eras
postwar · Americanized · novelty · tourist · souvenir · cuckoo clock · stereotype · exaggerated · parody · cliché
wunderbarnightmarish
Frightening like bad dreams
hellish · horrendous · abysmal · banal
wunderbarmerde
French expletive for feces
terrible · horrendous · blah · meh
wonder, wonderful, wondering, wonderfully, wonders, wondrous, wonderment, wunderkind, wonderingly