1.
wonderful, splendid, excellent
Extremely good, impressive, or admirable. Used to express strong positive evaluation of something or someone.
素晴らしい is an i-adjective expressing strong admiration—wonderful, splendid, excellent.
FORMS:
- Negative: 素晴らしくない
- Te-form: 素晴らしくて
- Past: 素晴らしかった
- Adverb: 素晴らしく
REGISTER:
This is a fairly formal word. In casual speech, すごい (amazing) or 最高 (the best) are more common.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- すごい: amazing, awesome (casual)
- 最高: the best, greatest
- 見事: splendid, magnificent
- 立派: fine, admirable
USAGE NOTE:
Often used to praise someone's work or achievements: 素晴らしい演奏でした (It was a wonderful performance).