marvelous
Use Marvelous in a sentence
və 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.
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
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
Synonyms
1. wonderful. 2. wondrous, amazing, miraculous. 3. unbelievable.
1. wonderful. 2. wondrous, amazing, miraculous. 3. unbelievable.
Antonyms
1. terrible. 2. commonplace.
1. terrible. 2. commonplace.
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| 1. | causing great wonder, surprise, etc; extraordinary |
| 2. | improbable or incredible |
| 3. | excellent; splendid |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
marvelous
c.1300, from O.Fr. merveillos, from merveille (see marvel). Weakened sense of "splendid, very nice" is from 1924.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Marvelous city with lots of diversity and culture and great restaurants.
Now-ubiquitous face-detection and red-eye-reduction functions make your subjects look marvelous.
Hunters of the night and silent in flight, owls are truly marvelous creatures.
And there was a marvelous juxtaposition in the film.
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