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- Dictionarymar·vel·ous/ˈmärv(ə)ləs/
adjective
- 1. causing great wonder; extraordinary: "marvelous technological toys" Similar Opposite
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adjective. US(UKmarvellous)us/ˈmɑːr.vəl.əs/uk/ˈmɑː.vəl.əs/ Add to word listAdd to word list. 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.
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.
Marvelous means wonderful, extraordinary, fabulous, superb, excellent. In this sense, it is often used to praise things like works of art and artistic performances.
Something marvelous is unusual, wonderful, and almost miraculous. Finding a bag of gold would be marvelous by any standard. Something that's decent or even simply good isn't marvelous. A marvelous thing needs to be really stunning, exceptional, or hard to believe.
Define marvelous. marvelous synonyms, marvelous pronunciation, marvelous translation, English dictionary definition of marvelous. 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....
extremely good; wonderful synonym fantastic, splendid This will be a marvelous opportunity for her. The weather was marvelous. It's marvelous what modern technology can do.
If you describe someone or something as marvelous, you are emphasizing that they are very good. It's the most marvelous piece of music. Synonyms: excellent, great, mean [slang], topping [British, slang, old-fashioned] More Synonyms of marvelous. marvelously adverb.
