marvelous

CEFRA2

/ˈmɑːvələs/

adjective

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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

  • It's marvelous how quickly the medicine relieved my pain.

  • Mary hit on a marvelous idea.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmɑːvləs/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • I went to a marvelous party last week.

  • What a marvelous sight!

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

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

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