marvellous

CEFRA2

/ˈmɑːvələs/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Extremely good, enjoyable, or impressive.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.

Examples

  • I don't know what it was, but it was marvellous!

  • I love living in this marvellous town.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmɑːvləs/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • I went to a marvellous party last week.

  • This forum is marvellous.

  • At first glance, importance sampling seems like a marvellous solution to any posterior simulation problem.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The chef prepared a blank meal that received praise from every guest.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

First attested from 1300 as Middle English merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from merveille (“a wonder”) + -us. Doublet of merveilleux. See also marvel.