marvelous

adjective

mar·vel·ous ˈmärv-(ə-)ləs How to pronounce marvelous (audio)

variants or chiefly British marvellous

: causing wonder : astonishing

the marvelous directional sense of migrating birds

: miraculous, supernatural

Gothic tales of marvelous and bizarre happenings

: of the highest kind or quality : notably superior

has a marvelous way with children

marvelously adverb

or chiefly British marvellously

marvelously inventive

sang marvelously

marvelousness noun

or chiefly British marvellousness

Synonyms

amazing
astonishing
astounding
awesome
awful
eye-opening
fabulous
miraculous
portentous
prodigious
staggering
stunning
stupendous
sublime
surprising
wonderful
wondrous

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Example Sentences

We had a marvelous time at the party. He has a marvelous way with children. The weather was simply marvelous.

Recent Examples on the Web In Opera Neo’s ‘La Finta Giardiniera,’ the singing was marvelous, but why vampires?

San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022 The result is marvelous—and will stream on NT Live November 3.

Marshall Heyman, Town & Country, 3 Aug. 2022 On Barrington’s Boyd-Quinson Stage, the number further underlines the vital role of Countess Charlotte Malcolm, beleaguered wife of the philandering count, and played here to the marvelous hilt by Sierra Boggess.

Peter Marks, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 This is a marvelous, remarkably gifted player, all of 23 years old, and widely recognized among the game’s greatest athletes.

Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022 In his place, right-hander Clay Holmes has assumed the closer’s role, and has done a marvelous job.

Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 9 June 2022 What a marvelous moment for Atlanta and the State of Georgia.

New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022 If one’s health holds out, then doing this forever would be marvelous.

Risa Sarachan, Forbes, 15 July 2022 And the actors here are marvelous: tart, stylish, emotionally vibrant, never more knowing than when they’re being duped.

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English merveillous, borrowed from Anglo-French, from merveille marvel entry 1 + -ous -ous

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	marvelously
释义	marvelous adjective mar·vel·ous ˈmärv-(ə-)ləs variants or chiefly British marvellous 1 : causing wonder : astonishing the marvelous directional sense of migrating birds 2 : miraculous, supernatural Gothic tales of marvelous and bizarre happenings 3 : of the highest kind or quality : notably superior has a marvelous way with children marvelously adverb or chiefly British marvellously marvelously inventive sang marvelously marvelousness noun or chiefly British marvellousness Synonyms amazing astonishing astounding awesome awful eye-opening fabulous miraculous portentous prodigious staggering stunning stupendous sublime surprising wonderful wondrous See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences We had a marvelous time at the party. He has a marvelous way with children. The weather was simply marvelous. Recent Examples on the Web In Opera Neo’s ‘La Finta Giardiniera,’ the singing was marvelous, but why vampires? San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022 The result is marvelous—and will stream on NT Live November 3. Marshall Heyman, Town & Country, 3 Aug. 2022 On Barrington’s Boyd-Quinson Stage, the number further underlines the vital role of Countess Charlotte Malcolm, beleaguered wife of the philandering count, and played here to the marvelous hilt by Sierra Boggess. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 This is a marvelous, remarkably gifted player, all of 23 years old, and widely recognized among the game’s greatest athletes. Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022 In his place, right-hander Clay Holmes has assumed the closer’s role, and has done a marvelous job. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 9 June 2022 What a marvelous moment for Atlanta and the State of Georgia. New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022 If one’s health holds out, then doing this forever would be marvelous. Risa Sarachan, Forbes, 15 July 2022 And the actors here are marvelous: tart, stylish, emotionally vibrant, never more knowing than when they’re being duped. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English merveillous, borrowed from Anglo-French, from merveille marvel entry 1 + -ous -ous First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition marvelous adjective mar·vel·ous variants or marvellous ˈmär-və-ləs 1 : causing wonder or astonishment marvelous adventures 2 : of the finest kind or quality a marvelous dinner marvelously adverb as in superbly Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance superbly fabulously excellently terrifically finely superlatively impeccably superiorly flawlessly immaculately grandly faultlessly perfectly exceptionally ideally greatly pat specially fancily Antonyms & Near Antonyms imperfectly badly insufficiently inadequately defectively faultily incompletely deficiently atrociously wretchedly execrably fallibly amiss See More
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marvelous

adjective

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Kids Definition

adjective

adverb