marvelous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
First attested from 1300 as Middle English merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from merveille (“a wonder”), equivalent to marvel + -ous.
Meanings
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(US) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
At first glance, importance sampling seems like a marvellous solution to any posterior simulation problem.
2003, Gary Koop, Bayesian Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., page 80:The fifty little brown musicians rendered difficult selections with marvelous accuracy and gingersome dash and artistic enjoyment of the work.
1912, Daniel D. Bidwell, As Far as the East is from the West:I went to a marvelous party last week.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most marvelous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| marvellous | UK, alternative | lexicographic | |
| more marvelous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
mauvelous · marvelousness · unmarvelous · marvelously
Synonyms
Translations (76)
fi uskomaton (exciting wonder or surprise) · ka გასაოცარი (exciting wonder or surprise) · got 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (exciting wonder or surprise) · az əcaib (exciting wonder or surprise) · cmn 奇妙的 (exciting wonder or surprise) · pl cudny (exciting wonder or surprise) · te అద్భుతమైన (exciting wonder or surprise) · sv underbar (exciting wonder or surprise) · pdt groosoatich (exciting wonder or surprise) · de wunderbar (exciting wonder or surprise) · cs obdivuhodný (exciting wonder or surprise) · az xariqüladə (exciting wonder or surprise) · gd mìorbhaileach (exciting wonder or surprise) · bn অলৌকিক (exciting wonder or surprise) · cmn 太好了 (exciting wonder or surprise) · pt maravilhoso (exciting wonder or surprise) · ru чуде́сный (exciting wonder or surprise) · ka საკვირველი (exciting wonder or surprise) · it meraviglioso (exciting wonder or surprise) · hu csodálatos (exciting wonder or surprise) · az valehedici (exciting wonder or surprise) · cs udivující (exciting wonder or surprise) · az heyranedici (exciting wonder or surprise) · is undraverður (exciting wonder or surprise) · bg чуден (exciting wonder or surprise) · uk чудо́вий (exciting wonder or surprise) · ka შესანიშნავი (exciting wonder or surprise) · mi whakaharahara (exciting wonder or surprise) · ru удиви́тельный (exciting wonder or surprise) · ru великоле́пный (exciting wonder or surprise) · ru превосхо́дный (exciting wonder or surprise) · bn অবিশ্বাস্য (exciting wonder or surprise) · be дзіво́сны (exciting wonder or surprise) · de wundersam (exciting wonder or surprise) · gl marabilloso (exciting wonder or surprise) · ro minunat (exciting wonder or surprise) · pl zdumiewający (exciting wonder or surprise) · bg удивителен (exciting wonder or surprise) · ko 놀라운 (exciting wonder or surprise) · es maravilloso (exciting wonder or surprise) · la mīrus (exciting wonder or surprise) · ast maraviyosu (exciting wonder or surprise) · cmn 非凡的 (exciting wonder or surprise) · ar بَدِيع (exciting wonder or surprise) · nl wonderbaar (exciting wonder or surprise) · ja 驚くべき (exciting wonder or surprise) · fi ihmeellinen (exciting wonder or surprise) · cs úžasný (exciting wonder or surprise) · he נהדר (exciting wonder or surprise) · ka ჩინებული (exciting wonder or surprise) · fr merveilleux (exciting wonder or surprise) · pl cudowny (exciting wonder or surprise) · kk таңғажайып (exciting wonder or surprise) · fi ihana (exciting wonder or surprise) · ar مُدْهِش (exciting wonder or surprise) · az ecazkar (exciting wonder or surprise) · mi whakamīharo (exciting wonder or surprise) · ru изуми́тельный (exciting wonder or surprise) · ca meravellós (exciting wonder or surprise) · is undursamlegur (exciting wonder or surprise) · la mirabilis (exciting wonder or surprise) · nl geweldig (exciting wonder or surprise) · is stórkostlegur (exciting wonder or surprise) · ka განსაცვიფრებელი (exciting wonder or surprise) · ka საუცხოო (exciting wonder or surprise) · ka სასწაულებრივი (exciting wonder or surprise) · eo mirinda (exciting wonder or surprise) · kk тамаша (exciting wonder or surprise) · bn বিস্ময়কর (exciting wonder or surprise) · he מדהים (exciting wonder or surprise) · grc θαυμάσιος (exciting wonder or surprise) · ka საოცარი (exciting wonder or surprise) · bn অদ্ভুত (exciting wonder or surprise) · tr olağanüstü (exciting wonder or surprise) · tr harika (exciting wonder or surprise) · ia meraviliose (exciting wonder or surprise)