marvelous

[ mahr-vuh-luhs ]

/ ˈmɑr və ləs /

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adjective

superb; excellent; great: a marvelous show.

such as to cause wonder, admiration, or astonishment; surprising; extraordinary.

improbable or incredible: the marvelous events of Greek myth.

Also especially British, mar·vel·lous.

Origin of marvelous

1300–50; Middle English merve(il)lous < Middle French merveilleus. See marvel, -ous

SYNONYMS FOR marvelous

1 wonderful.

2 wondrous, amazing, miraculous.

3 unbelievable.

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ANTONYMS FOR marvelous

1 terrible.

2 commonplace.

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OTHER WORDS FROM marvelous

mar·vel·ous·ly, adverb mar·vel·lous·ness, noun su·per·mar·vel·ous, adjective su·per·mar·vel·ous·ly, adverb

su·per·mar·vel·ous·ness, noun un·mar·vel·lous, adjective un·mar·vel·lous·ly, adverb un·mar·vel·lous·ness, noun un·mar·vel·ous, adjective un·mar·vel·ous·ly, adverb un·mar·vel·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby marvelous

marv, marvel, marvel-of-peru, marvell, marvellous, marvelous, marver, marvin, marvy, marwa, marwar

Example sentences from the Web for marvellous

“The marvellous thing about him was that he played it extremely cool,” Mavis said.

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The “marvellous,” then, can be scientific, religious, or philosophical.

London's Guerrilla Art |Olivia Cole |October 15, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Almost half the 60 works in The Age of the Marvellous have already sold and it's only been officially open a day.

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The Age of the Marvellous is curated by London-based American Joseph LaPlaca.

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He was a man of great strength of character, and of marvellous perseverance in all that he undertook.

Edward Hoare, M.A. |Edward Hoare
It was as if we had been gazing at some marvellous painting, and then had walked up very near to see how the work was done.

The Ship Dwellers |Albert Bigelow Paine
On this subject the marvellous has been carried as far as it could go.

Buffon's Natural History, Volume III (of 10) |Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Indeed it was marvellous that he should have missed so easy a mark at all.

A Secret of the Lebombo |Bertram Mitford
One figures his mind as some sort of marvellous picture gallery.

My Contemporaries In Fiction |David Christie Murray

British Dictionary definitions for marvellous

marvellous

US marvelous

/ (ˈmɑːvələs) /

adjective

causing great wonder, surprise, etc; extraordinary

improbable or incredible

excellent; splendid

Derived forms of marvellous

marvellously or US marvelously, adverb marvellousness or US marvelousness, noun

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adjective

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