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Marvellous
[
mahr
-v
uh
-l
uh
s
]
Origin
mar·vel·ous
/
ˈmɑr
və
ləs
/
Show Spelled
[
mahr
-v
uh
-l
uh
s
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
superb; excellent; great:
a marvelous show.
2.
such as to cause wonder, admiration, or astonishment; surprising; extraordinary.
3.
improbable or incredible:
the marvelous events of Greek myth.
Also,
especially British
,
mar·vel·lous.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
merve
(
il
)
lous
<
Middle French
merveilleus.
See
marvel
,
-ous
Related forms
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
EXPAND
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
COLLAPSE
Synonyms
1.
wonderful.
2.
wondrous, amazing, miraculous.
3.
unbelievable.
Antonyms
1.
terrible.
2.
commonplace.
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World English Dictionary
marvellous
or
marvelous
(ˈmɑːv
ə
ləs)
—
adj
1.
causing great wonder, surprise, etc; extraordinary
2.
improbable or incredible
3.
excellent; splendid
marvelous
or
marvelous
—
adj
'marvellously
or
marvelous
—
adv
'marvelously
or
marvelous
—
adv
'marvellousness
or
marvelous
—
n
'marvelousness
or
marvelous
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
marvellous
see
marvelous
.
EXPAND
marvelous
c.1300, from O.Fr. merveillos, from merveille (see
marvel
). Weakened sense of "splendid, very nice" is from 1924.
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