- causing great wonder, surprise, etc; extraordinary
- improbable or incredible
- excellent; splendid
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marvellous, US marvelous /ˈmɑːvələs/ adj
mar•vel•ous /ˈmɑrvələs/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- superbly fine;
wonderful:a marvelous show. - tending to cause a feeling of marvel:a marvelous view of the ruins.
mar•vel•ous
(mär′və ləs),USA pronunciation adj.
mar′vel•ous•ly, adv.
mar′vel•lous•ness, n.
- superb;
excellent;
great:a marvelous show. - such as to cause wonder, admiration, or astonishment;
surprising;
extraordinary. - improbable or incredible:the marvelous events of Greek myth.
- Middle French merveilleus. See marvel, -ous
- Middle English merve(il)lous 1300–50
mar′vel•lous•ness, n.
- 1. wonderful. 2. wondrous, amazing, miraculous. 3. unbelievable.
- 1. terrible. 2. commonplace.
'marvellous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bakgat
- cool
- incredible
- lit
- magic
- miracle
- miraculous
- prodigious
- prodigy
- wonderful
- wondrous