marvelous
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
marvelous
- /ˈmɑːvələs/ UK
- /ˈmɑːvləs/ UK
- /ˈmɑɹvələs/ US
Where it comes from
First attested from 1300 as Middle English merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from merveille (“a wonder”), equivalent to marvel + -ous.
adjective more marvelous · most marvelous · marvellous
-
Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
I went to a marvelous party last week.
Similar: portentous, prodigious
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: marvellous, wonderful, wondrous, tremendous, extraordinary, fantastic, rattling, miraculous, tall, supernatural, terrific, incredible, improbable, unbelievable, howling, marvel
Translations
Every language
adj exciting wonder or surprise
| Español | maravilloso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 놀라운 nollaun |
| 日本語 | 驚くべき odorokubeki |
| 中文 | 奇妙的 qímiàode, 非凡的, 太好了 |
| Português | maravilhoso |
| Français | merveilleux |
| Deutsch | wunderbar, wundersam |
| Italiano | meraviglioso |
| Română | minunat |
| Русский | изуми́тельный izumítelʹnyj, чуде́сный čudésnyj, удиви́тельный udivítelʹnyj, великоле́пный velikolépnyj, превосхо́дный prevosxódnyj |
| العربية | مُدْهِش mudhiš, بَدِيع badīʕ |
| עברית | נהדר nehedár, מדהים madhím |
Talk about this word "marvelous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/marvelous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. marvelous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/marvelous "marvelous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/marvelous.Cite this
@misc{marvelous_2026,
title = {marvelous},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marvelous},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
