marvelous
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Causing wonder or astonishment; extraordinarily good or impressive: Describes something that is so excellent, remarkable, or beautiful that it evokes a sense of wonder.
- Of the nature of a marvel or miracle; improbable to the point of being unbelievable: Describes something so extraordinary it seems almost supernatural or impossible.
Usage
- Used to express strong, positive admiration for something's quality, beauty, or impressiveness.
- Often functions as an intensifier, similar to "fantastic," "wonderful," or "tremendous."
- Can describe events, achievements, objects, or feelings.
Examples
- Describing an experience or event:
- We had a marvelous time at the party.
- The concert last night was simply marvelous.
- Describing an object or collection:
- She has a marvelous collection of antique jewelry.
- The view from the mountaintop is marvelous.
- Describing an achievement or quality:
- The team made a marvelous effort to finish the project on time.
- He showed marvelous skill in solving the complex problem.
Advanced Usage
- "nothing short of marvelous": Used to emphasize that something is absolutely and completely wonderful.
- Her recovery after the surgery was nothing short of marvelous.
- "too marvelous for words": Describes something so wonderful that it is difficult to express in language.
- The beauty of the sunset was too marvelous for words.
Variants and Related Words
- Marvelously (adverb): In a marvelous manner.
- The plan worked out marvelously.
- Marvel (noun/verb): As a noun, a wonderful or astonishing thing. As a verb, to be filled with wonder.
- The Great Pyramid is an ancient marvel. (noun)
- We marveled at the stunning architecture. (verb)
Synonyms
- Wonderful: Inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration.
- Fantastic: Extraordinarily good or attractive.
- Astonishing: Extremely surprising or impressive.
- Magnificent: Extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive.
- Splendid: Excellent; very good.
Antonyms
- Ordinary: With no special or distinctive features; normal.
- Mediocre: Of only moderate quality; not very good.
- Terrible: Extremely bad or serious.
- Unremarkable: Not particularly interesting or surprising.
Idioms and Phrases
- A marvelous job: Used to praise someone's work highly.
- You did a marvelous job organizing the event.
- Marvelous to behold: Something that is wonderful to look at or experience.
- The natural scenery here is marvelous to behold.
Adjective
- being or having the character of a miracle
- too improbable to admit of belief
- a tall story
- 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