Meaning
wonderful
- wonderful; splendid
In a sentence
Che posto stupendo per fare una passeggiata!
What a wonderful place for a walk!
Hai visto il mare oggi? Era stupendo.
Did you see the sea today? It was stunning.
Il film non era stupendo, ma mi è piaciuto.
The movie wasn't wonderful, but I liked it.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| stupendo | masculine · singular |
| stupenda | feminine · singular |
| stupendi | masculine · plural |
| stupende | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- More emphatic than bello; use it for strong praise, not neutral description.
- It agrees in gender and number: stupendo, stupenda, stupendi, stupende.
- Common in speech and informal writing; in formal contexts, splendido or eccellente may sound more natural.