Incredible vs Wondrous - What's the difference?
incredible | wondrous |
Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable.
* 1980 September 16, (w), quoted in William A. Schwartz et al., The Nuclear Seduction: Why the Arms Race Doesn’t Matter—And What Does , University of California Press (1990, 1993), ISBN 0-520-06134-9,
* 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, page 796:
Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring.
Marvelous; profoundly affecting; wonderful.
Amazing, inspiring awe, "to be marvelled at".
In a wonderful degree; remarkably.
*XIX century , , by Emily Dickinson
*:As by the dead we love to sit, / Become so wondrous dear — / As for the lost we grapple / Tho' all the rest are here [...]
As adjectives the difference between incredible and wondrous
is that incredible is incredible while wondrous is amazing, inspiring awe, "to be marvelled at".As an adverb wondrous is
in a wonderful degree; remarkably.incredible
English
Adjective
(en adjective)page 29:
- I get lost in what is credible and not credible. This whole thing gets so incredible when you consider wiping out whole nations, it is difficult to establish credibility.
- He therefore found revealed religion incredible in a literal sense, and, as Bayle had done before him, he radically separated morality from the practice of organized religion.
- He was so wrapped up in watching the incredible special effects that he couldn't keep track of the story.
- I had such an incredible slice of pizza last night that I simply can't think about anything else.
Synonyms
* unbelievablewondrous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- We all stared open mouthed at the wondrous sight, speechless.