marvellous
Exciting wonder or surpriseExciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
» Isn't that marvellous?
Разве это не замечательно? — sharptoothed
Хіба це не чудово? — rmdas
glossboss · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(UK)Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
I went to a marvellous party last week.
- being or having the character of a miracle
- too improbable to admit of belief
- extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
Examples
35 sentencesIsn't that marvellous?
Хіба це не чудово? — rmdas
ruРазве это не замечательно? — sharptoothed
Isn't this marvellous?
Хіба це не чудово? — rmdas
ruРазве это не замечательно? — sharptoothed
It was marvellous to meet you.
ruКак замечательно, что мы с вами познакомились. — alik_farber
I've given you a marvellous reference.
Brexit has been a marvellous success.
Origin
First attested from 1300 as Middle English merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from meFirst attested from 1300 as Middle English merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from merveille (“a wonder”) + -us. Doublet of merveilleux. See also marvel.
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Forms
more marvellous, most marvellous| Comparative | more marvellous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most marvellous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
13 synonyms- being or having the character of a miracle:marvelousmiraculous
- too improbable to admit of belief:improbablemarveloustall
- extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers:fantasticgrandhowlingmarvelousrattlingterrifictremendouswonderful
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.