marvel
[ mahr-vuh l ]
/ ˈmɑr vəl /
noun
something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.
Archaic.
the feeling of wonder; astonishment.
verb (used with object), mar·veled, mar·vel·ing or (especially British) mar·velled, mar·vel·ling.
to wonder at (usually followed by a clause as object): I marvel that you were able to succeed against such odds.
to wonder or be curious about (usually followed by a clause as object): A child marvels that the stars can be.
verb (used without object), mar·veled, mar·vel·ing or (especially British) mar·velled, mar·vel·ling.
to be filled with wonder, admiration, or astonishment, as at something surprising or extraordinary: I marvel at your courage.
Origin of marvel
1250–1300; Middle English
mervel < Old French
merveil(l)e < Late Latin
mīrābilia marvels, noun use of neuter plural of Latin
mīrābilis marvelous. See
admirable
OTHER WORDS FROM marvel
mar·vel·ment, nounWords nearby marvel
martí,
martínez ruiz,
marumi kumquat,
marut,
marv,
marvel,
marvel-of-peru,
marvell,
marvellous,
marvelous,
marver
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British Dictionary definitions for marvel
marvel
/ (ˈmɑːvəl) /
verb -vels, -velling or -velled or US -vels, -veling or -veled
(when intr, often foll by at or about; when tr, takes a clause as object)
to be filled with surprise or wonder
noun
something that causes wonder
archaic
astonishment
Word Origin for marvel
C13: from Old French
merveille, from Late Latin
mīrābilia, from Latin
mīrābilis, from
mīrārī to wonder at