marvellousmar‧vel‧lous British English, marvelous American English /ˈmɑːvələs $ ˈmɑːr-/ ●●○ S3 adjective 
‘How was your holiday?’ ‘Marvellous!’ We had a marvellous time. I can’t stand him, but my wife thinks he’s marvellous. It’s marvellous what they can do these days.—marvellously adverb
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Anyway, they were marvellous, they couldn't do enough for you.
- How marvellous it was to hear him say that.
- Its foliage is pleasing and the seed pods are marvellous.
- Now, all kinds of marvellous technologies are used to read the message of the nucleic acids.
- The bees think they're marvellous.
- There are lots of galleries and museums and marvellous churches and castles.
- This is where that marvellous rag-bag of feeling we relieve through our tears comes to our aid.
THESAURUS
spoken extremely good, in a way that makes you feel excited and happy – used mainly in spoken English: · The view from the top was fantastic.· He did a fantastic job.· That’s a terrific idea!· ‘I passed!’ ‘That’s terrific!’
spoken extremely good – used mainly in spoken English: · Thanks for a great afternoon.· ‘Did you have a good holiday?' ’It was great!'
extremely good – used especially about the quality of something. Excellent is more formal than fantastic/terrific or great, and is used in both spoken and written English: · Our local theatre has put on some excellent productions.· It is an excellent film.
extremely good in a way that impresses you or makes you very pleased: · She is really a wonderful person.· That’s wonderful news!
British English, marvelous American English extremely good in a way that impresses you or makes you very pleased. Marvellous sounds a little old-fashioned, but is still fairly common: · We had a marvellous dinner at a little restaurant near the hotel.· Martino’s performance was marvelous.
extremely good in a surprising and exciting way: · Standing there on top of Mount Fuji was an amazing experience.
extremely good in a surprising and exciting way. Incredible is often used when something is so good that it almost seems unlikely: · What a goal! That was incredible!· It was an incredible moment - one that I will never forget.
British English informal extremely good: · ‘How was your trip?’ ‘Absolutely brilliant!’· What a brilliant idea!
used when saying that something is so good that you cannot imagine anything better: · Their desserts are out of this world.
Longman Language Activatorsomething you like or enjoy very much · Did you have a good weekend?· It's one of the best books I've ever read.· That smells good. What are you cooking?· There's nothing good on TV these days.· This year's show was much better than last year's.very/really good · We enjoyed our trip to Canada. It was really good.
pleasant or enjoyable: · I hope you have a nice vacation.· Come over on Saturday. It would be nice to see you.very/really nice: · She made us a really nice dinner.
spoken also excellent extremely good: · Thanks for a great afternoon.· "Did you have a good holiday?'' "It was great!''· Our local theatre has put on some excellent productions.· an excellent film
so good that it could not be made any better: · It was a perfect day out.· This church is a perfect example of Gothic architecture.· "How was your holiday?'' "Oh, just perfect!''
spoken very good in a way that makes you feel happy or excited: · The kids had a marvellous time at the carnival.· You get a wonderful view of the mountains from here.· The special effects in the movie were just fantastic.· Their latest album's terrific.
very good in a surprising and exciting way: · Standing there on top of Mount Fuji was an amazing experience.· What a goal! That was just incredible!
spoken extremely good: · You should come to the new sports centre - it's brilliant.· "How was your trip?" "Absolutely brilliant!"
American spoken very good or enjoyable: · That's such a neat car.really neat: · The fireworks over Golden Gate Park were really neat.
spoken use this to say that something is so good, enjoyable etc, that it is almost the best you have ever experienced: · Her new apartment's out of this world!· This is the best soufflé I've ever tasted -- it's out of this world.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY It’s marvellous what they can do these days.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
extremely good, enjoyable, impressive etc SYN wonderful: It’s marvellous what they can do these days.· It had been a wonderful night, absolutely marvellous.
· But how marvellous, Robbie thought wistfully, to be in a relationship where your lover was all things to you.· One thinks how marvellous it would be to go on living.· Why had no one told him how marvellous it was?
· It was the most marvellous feeling Constance had ever experienced.· He says its the most marvellous thing in his life.· But it turned out to be one of the most marvellous things we ever did.· The pages were crisp and white and were filled with the most marvellous pictures of animals wearing clothes.· Here one was met by a bench - and indeed, by a most marvellous view over miles of the surrounding countryside.· Oh! that really was a most marvellous place.· No, I've never met anyone of that quality, except Giacometti he was certainly a most marvellous man.
· The historical person was so marvellous, that legends grew round him and then doctrines were organized.· I suppose he's so marvellous he's confident you'd come crawling back whatever happened?· They were so marvellous those nurses, some of them so young and all so dedicated.· That's what's so marvellous.
NOUN· I must take the opportunity of saying what a marvellous job I thought both Captains did.· The chap who directed Amadeus did a marvellous job.
· Obviously the market is having an off day, and this is a marvellous opportunity for you to double your stake.· Here, clearly, was a marvellous opportunity to give Pearce's principles free rein and see what costings they produced.
· Children of all ages have a marvellous time.· It was a marvellous time, I think.· To end on a happier note, I had a marvellous time in the robot business.· Pupils at Kensington infants' school are having a marvellous time just mucking about.
· The final miles are among the best of the whole route through Lakeland fells giving marvellous views of Windermere.· Four out of a total of nine are en suite and two are attic rooms with marvellous views over the village and hills.· Here one was met by a bench - and indeed, by a most marvellous view over miles of the surrounding countryside.· From here, they had a marvellous view over Dennistoun and beyond.· This is particularly evident in the bedrooms which have private facilities, brick-tiled floors and windows on to marvellous views.
‘How was your holiday?’ ‘Marvellous!’ We had a marvellous time. I can’t stand him, but my wife thinks he’s marvellous. It’s marvellous what they can do these days.—marvellously adverb