miraculous
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mi·rac·u·lous
(mĭ-răk′yə-ləs)adj.
1. Of the nature of a miracle; preternatural.
2. So astounding as to suggest a miracle; phenomenal: a miraculous recovery; a miraculous escape.
3. Able to work miracles.
[Middle English miraclous, from Old French miraculeux, from Medieval Latin mīrāculōsus, from Latin mīrāculum, miracle; see miracle.]
mi·rac′u·lous·ly adv.
mi·rac′u·lous·ness n.
miraculous
(mɪˈrækjʊləs)adj
1. of, like, or caused by a miracle; marvellous
2. surprising
3. having the power to work miracles
miˈraculously adv
miˈraculousness n
mi•rac•u•lous
(mɪˈræk yə ləs)adj.
1. performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure.
2. of the nature of a miracle; marvelous.
3. having or seeming to have the power to work miracles: miraculous herbs.
mi•rac′u•lous•ly, adv.
mi•rac′u•lous•ness, n.
syn: miraculous, preternatural, supernatural refer to that which seems to transcend the laws of nature. miraculous refers to something that apparently contravenes known laws governing the universe: a miraculous recovery. preternatural suggests the possession of supernormal qualities: Dogs have a preternatural sense of smell. It may also mean supernatural: Elves are preternatural beings. supernatural suggests divine or superhuman properties: supernatural aid in battle.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings" |
2. | miraculous - peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention; "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops"; "a providential recovery" fortunate - having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice" |
miraculous
adjective
1. wonderful, amazing, extraordinary, incredible, astonishing, marvellous, magical, unbelievable, phenomenal, astounding, inexplicable, wondrous (archaic or literary), unaccountable, superhuman The horse made a miraculous recovery.
wonderful common, normal, usual, ordinary, everyday, commonplace, banal, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill, unexceptional
wonderful common, normal, usual, ordinary, everyday, commonplace, banal, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill, unexceptional
2. supernatural, magical, phenomenal, prodigious, unaccountable, superhuman, preternatural, thaumaturgic She had miraculous powers.
miraculous
adjective1. Of, coming from, or relating to forces or beings that exist outside the natural world:
2. So remarkable as to elicit disbelief:
Translations
مُعْجِزي، عَجائِبي
zázračný
mirakuløs
wunderbarmirakulös
imeline
ihmeellinenihmeenomainenkäsittämätön
miraculos
zázračný
čudežen
mirakulösunderbarundergörande
miraculous
[mɪˈrækjʊləs] adj → miraculeux/eusemiraculous healing → guérison miraculeuse
to make a miraculous recovery → se remettre miraculeusement
The horse made a miraculous recovery → Le cheval s'est miraculeusement remis.
miraculous
adj
escape, recovery → wundersam; miraculous powers → Wunderkräfte pl; that is nothing/little short of miraculous → das grenzt an ein Wunder
(= unbelievable, wonderful) → wunderbar; achievement, improvement, transformation → erstaunlich; there was a miraculous change in her appearance → es war kaum zu fassen, wie sie sich verändert hatte
miraculous
[mɪˈrækjʊləs] adj → miracoloso/amiracle
(ˈmirəkl) noun1. something which man is not normally capable of making happen and which is therefore thought to be done by a god or God. Christ's turning of water into wine was a miracle.
2. a fortunate happening that has no obvious natural cause or explanation. It's a miracle he wasn't killed in the plane crash.
miˈraculous (-ˈrӕkju-) adjectivea miraculous recovery.
miˈraculously adverbmiraculous
a. milagroso-a, prodigioso-a.