marvellous

mar·vel·ous

also mar·vel·lous  (mär′və-ləs)

adj.

1. Causing wonder or astonishment.

2. Of the highest or best kind or quality; first-rate: has a marvelous collection of rare books.

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mar′vel·ous·ly adv.

mar′vel·ous·ness n.

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marvellous

(ˈmɑːvələs) or

marvelous

adj

1. causing great wonder, surprise, etc; extraordinary

2. improbable or incredible

3. excellent; splendid

ˈmarvellously, ˈmarvelously adv

ˈmarvellousness, ˈmarvelousness n

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	marvellous - extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" howling, marvelous, rattling, wonderful, wondrous, fantastic, terrific, tremendous, grand extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
	2.	marvellous - being or having the character of a miracle miraculous, marvelous supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"
	3.	marvellous - too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" marvelous, improbable, tall incredible, unbelievable - beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"

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marvellous

adjective excellent, great (informal), mean (slang), topping (Brit. slang), wonderful, brilliant, bad (slang), cracking (Brit. informal), amazing, crucial (slang), extraordinary, remarkable, smashing (informal), superb, spectacular, fantastic (informal), magnificent, astonishing, fabulous (informal), divine (informal), glorious, terrific (informal), splendid, sensational (informal), mega (slang), sovereign, awesome (slang), breathtaking, phenomenal, astounding, singular, miraculous, colossal, super (informal), wicked (informal), def (slang), prodigious, wondrous (archaic or literary), brill (informal), stupendous, jaw-dropping, bodacious (slang, chiefly U.S.), boffo (slang), jim-dandy (slang), chillin' (U.S. slang), mRvLS (S.M.S.) He certainly is a marvellous actor.
bad, ordinary, terrible, awful, everyday, commonplace

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marvelous

also marvellous
adjective

1. So remarkable as to elicit disbelief:

amazing, astonishing, astounding, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, incredible, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, stupendous, unbelievable, wonderful, wondrous.

2. Particularly excellent:

divine, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, sensational, splendid, superb, terrific, wonderful.

Informal: dandy, dreamy, great, ripping, super, swell, tremendous.

Slang: cool, groovy, hot, keen, neat, nifty.

Idiom: out of this world.

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Translations

رائِع، عَجيبمُدْهِشٌمُدْهِش، رائِع

skvělýúchvatnýúžasný

fantastiskfortræffeliggodpragtfuldvidunderlig

wunderbarwundervollausgezeichnetfabelhaftherrlich

θαυμάσιος

formidablemaravilloso

ihmeellinen

merveilleuxformidable

čudesan

stórkostlegurundraverîur

meravigliososuperbo

すばらしい

놀라운

geweldig

vidunderlig

cudowny

maravilhoso

чудныйизумительный

čudovit

fantastisk

ดีเยี่ยม

harikamükemmelolağanüstü

kỳ diệu

不可思议的奇迹般的妙极的绝妙的

marvellous

marvelous (US) [ˈmɑːvələs] ADJ → maravilloso, estupendo
marvellous! → ¡magnífico!
isn't it marvellous? (also iro) → ¡qué bien!

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marvellous

[ˈmɑː^rv^ələs] (British) marvelous (US) adj → merveilleux/euse
She's a marvellous cook → C'est une merveilleuse cuisinière.
The weather was marvellous
BUT Il a fait un temps superbe.
He looked marvellous
BUT Il avait une mine superbe.
a marvellous opportunity → une merveilleuse occasion, une occasion merveilleuse
a marvellous actor → un acteur merveilleux
to have a marvellous time → passer un moment merveilleux (or des moments merveilleux)
I've had a marvellous time! → J'ai passé un moment merveilleux!

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marvellous

, (US) marvelous

adj → wunderbar, fantastisch, phantastisch, fabelhaft; isn’t it marvellous? → ist das nicht herrlich?; (iro) → gut, nicht! (iro); they’ve done a marvellous job → das haben sie hervorragend gemacht

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marvellous

marvelous (Am) [ˈmɑːv/ələs] adj → meraviglioso/a

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marvel

(ˈmaːvəl) noun

something or someone astonishing or wonderful. the marvels of the circus; She's a marvel at producing delicious meals. wonder عَجيبَه، مُعْجِزَه нещо невероятно maravilha zázrak, div das Wunder vidunder θαύμα, αξιοθαύμαστο πράγμα maravilla, prodigio ime, imetlusväärne (isik / asi) چیز شگفت انگیز ihme merveilleנפלא आश्चर्य divota csoda keajaiban undur, furða meraviglia 驚異 놀라운 일 stebuklas brīnums; cilvēks ar apbrīnojamām spējām keajaiban wonderunder, underverk cudo, fenomen جالبه شى maravilha minunăţie, miracol чудо zázrak, div čudo čudo under[verk] สิ่งที่น่าพิศวง harika 令人驚奇的人或事物 чудо; диво کرشمہ، حیرت انگیز شے điều kỳ diệu 令人惊奇的人或事，奇迹

verb – past tense, past participle ˈmarvelled , (American) ˈmarveled –

(often with at) to feel astonishment or wonder (at). They marvelled at the fantastic sight. verwonder يَتَعَجَّب، يُدْهَشُ من удивлявам се maravilhar-se obdivovat (se) staunen blive forbavset θαυμάζωmaravillarse imetlema حیرت زده شدن ihmetellä s'émerveiller לְהִתפַּלֵא आश्चर्य, अचंभा या ताज्ज़ुब करना, चकित होना, हैरान होना, अचंभे में आ जाना biti zadivljen csodálkozik takjub furða sig (á), undrast meravigliarsi 驚嘆する 놀라다 stebėtis, žavėtis apbrīnot; brīnīties takjub zich verbazenforundre seg; undre seg sterkt over zdumiewać się حيران كيدل maravilhar-se a se minuna изумляться obdivovať biti očaran čuditi se förundra sig över ประหลาดใจมาก hayret etmek, şaşmak 驚奇 дивуватися; захоплюватися حیرت ظاہر کرنا ngạc nhiên 惊奇

ˈmarvellous adjective , (American) ˈmarvelous

1. wonderful. The Alps are a marvellous sight. wonderlik رائِع، عَجيب великолепен maravilhoso úchvatný wunderbar pragtfuld; vidunderlig θαυμαστόςmaravilloso imetlusväärne شگفت انگیز ihana merveilleuxנפלא चत्मकारी divan, čaroban csodálatos ajaib undraverður meraviglioso 驚くべき 놀라운 nuostabus, žavingas brīnišķīgs; apbrīnojams menakjubkan wonderbaarlijkfantastisk, eventyrlig, praktfullzdumiewający حيرانونكى maravilhoso minunat изумительный úchvatný čudovit čudesan underbar, förunderlig ประหลาดมาก olağanüstü 非凡的 чудовий; дивовижний زبردست tuyệt diệu 奇迹般的，不可思议的

2. very good in some way; excellent. a marvellous idea. wonderlik مُدْهِش، رائِع страхотен maravilhoso skvělý fabelhaft god; fortræffelig θαυμάσιοςexcelente oivaline شگفت اور loistava formidableנהדר अद्भुत, विस्मय-जनक, आशातीत, संभावनातीत izvrstan ragyogó hebat stórkostlegur meraviglioso 素晴らしい 아주 훌륭한 puikus teicams, izcils hebat prachtigutmerket, flottwspaniały د حيرانتيا وړ maravilhoso formidabil отличный báječný sijajen sjajan underbar, fantastisk ยอดเยี่ยม mükemmel 絕妙的 чудовий بہت خوب kỳ diệu 妙极的

ˈmarvellously adverb

wonderlik بصورةٍ رائِعَه великолепно maravilhosamente báječně wunderbar godt; pragtfuldt θαυμάσιαmaravillosamente, estupendamente imetlusväärselt به طور شگفت انگیز ihanasti merveilleusement לְהַפלִיא चत्मकारी divno, čarobno csodá(lato)san secara ajaib stórkostlega meravigliosamente 素晴らしく 놀라울 만큼 nuostabiai, puikiai apbrīnojami; sevišķi dengan hebat prachtigfantastisk, eventyrlig wspaniale په حيرانتيا maravilhosamente minunat, excelent изумительно báječne čudovito čudesno underbart, förunderligt อย่างน่าประหลาดมาก olağanüstü bir şekilde 絕妙地 чудово نہایت خوبی سے một cách kỳ diệu 绝妙地，惊奇地，不可思议地

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marvellous

→ مُدْهِشٌ úžasný fantastisk wunderbar θαυμάσιος maravilloso ihmeellinen merveilleux čudesan meraviglioso すばらしい 놀라운 geweldig vidunderlig cudowny maravilhoso изумительный fantastisk ดีเยี่ยม harika kỳ diệu 绝妙的

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