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- Dictionarymarvellous/ˈmɑːv(ə)ləs/
adjective
- 1. causing great wonder; extraordinary: "these marvellous technological toys are fun to play with" Similar Opposite
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amazing informal approving. miraculous. Fewer examples. A marvellous reception awaited me on my first day at work. From the garden there was a marvellous view over open countryside. From the restaurant there was a marvellous prospect of Sienna and the countryside beyond. That was a marvellous backhand volley. The concert was absolutely marvellous.
If you describe someone or something as marvellous, you are emphasizing that they are very good. He certainly is a marvellous actor. She made marvellous fish pie. He looked marvellous. Synonyms: excellent, great, mean [slang], topping [British, slang, old-fashioned] More Synonyms of marvellous.
1. : causing wonder : astonishing. the marvelous directional sense of migrating birds. 2. : miraculous, supernatural. Gothic tales of marvelous and bizarre happenings. 3. : of the highest kind or quality : notably superior. has a marvelous way with children. marvelously adverb. or chiefly British marvellously. marvelously inventive.
Marvellous definition: causing great wonder, surprise, etc; extraordinary. See examples of MARVELLOUS used in a sentence.
B1. extremely good: He's done a marvelous job of the painting. It took me forever to get it right, but it was a marvelous feeling when I did. It's marvelous how everyone's tried to help. He was a truly marvelous storyteller. We've achieved some marvelous results with this new drug. Synonyms. wonderful. wondrous literary. Compare.
Definition of marvellous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers. synonyms: fantastic, grand, howling, incredible, marvelous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous. extraordinary. beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable. adjective.
How to use . marvellous in a sentence“The marvellous thing about him was that he played it extremely cool,” Mavis said.
Meaning & use. adjective. 1.a. c1330–. Such as to excite wonder or astonishment (chiefly in a positive sense); wonderful, astonishing, surprising; worthy of admiration. Also (esp. from the later Middle English period until 16th cent.): having remarkable or extraordinary (and as if supernatural) properties. c1330 (?a1300)
Define marvellous. marvellous synonyms, marvellous pronunciation, marvellous translation, English dictionary definition of marvellous. also mar·vel·lous adj. 1. Causing wonder or astonishment. 2. Of the highest or best kind or quality; first-rate: has a marvelous collection of rare books....
