Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US)Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.

    I went to a marvelous party last week.

    wunderbar, wundersam

    изуми́тельныйizumítelʹnyj, чуде́сныйčudésnyj, удиви́тельныйudivítelʹnyj

    чудо́вийčudóvyj

More definitions
  • being or having the character of a miracle
  • too improbable to admit of belief
  • extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

Examples

65 sentences
  1. I had a marvelous time.

    Я чудово провів час.

    ruЯ чудесно провёл время.

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  2. I feel marvelous.

    Я почуваюся пречудово.

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  3. Isn't that marvelous?

    Хіба це не чудово?

    ruРазве не замечательно?

    deIst das nicht wunderbar?

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  4. I thought that it was marvelous.

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  5. Did you have a marvelous time?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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exciting wonder or surprise:
Русский
By meaning 1
exciting wonder or surprise:
Deutsch
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exciting wonder or surprise:

Origin

First attested from 1300 as Middle English merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from me

First attested from 1300 as Middle English merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from merveille (“a wonder”), equivalent to marvel + -ous.

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Forms

more marvelous, most marvelous
Comparativemore marvelous Lesson
Superlativemost marvelous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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