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单词 marvellousness
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marvellousnessmarvelousnessn.

Brit. /ˈmɑːv(ə)ləsnəs/, /ˈmɑːvl̩əsnəs/, U.S. /ˈmɑrv(ə)ləsnəs/
Forms: see marvellous adj. and -ness suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: marvellous adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < marvellous adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier marvelness n.
The quality or fact of being marvellous; (occasionally) that which is marvellous.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun]
wonderc1220
marvelc1300
marvelness1434
marvellousness1538
wonderfulness1574
miraculousness1581
wonderment1596
prodigiousness1649
mirability1650
stupendiousness1652
amazingness1677
stupendousnessa1706
wondrousness1851
stupendiosity1912
1538 Prymer in Eng. after Vse of Sarum sig. Qj Open myne eys, and I shall consydre the meruaylousnes of thy lawe.
1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. i. xi. §2. 204 The maruelousnesse of some workes..hath beene the cause of this slaunder.
1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 452 The sublimity and marvellousness of these stupendous operations.
1862 H. Spencer First Princ. i. iii. §17. 56 Habit blinds us to the marvellousness of this phenomenon.
1904 J. Conrad Nostromo i. viii. 88 It came to his heart with..the marvellousness of an accomplished fact fulfilling an audacious desire.
1994 Midweek 3 Feb. 28/1 There's a different kind of Gallic marvellousness on offer from Artificial Eye.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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