Definitions for marvel
ˈmɑr vəlmar·vel

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. wonder, marvelverb

   something that causes feelings of wonder

   "the wonders of modern science"

2. wonder, marvelverb

   be amazed at

   "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"

3. marvelverb

   express astonishment or surprise about something

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. marvelnoun

   That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.

2. marvelnoun

   Surprise, astonishment.

3. marvelverb

   To become filled with wonderment or admiration; to be amazed at something.

4. Etymology: First attested from 1300, from marvail, from merveille, from Vulgar Latin *, from Latin mirabilia, from neuter plural of mirabilis, from mirari, from mirus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Marvelnoun

   A wonder; any thing astonishing. Little in use.

   Etymology: merveille, French.

   A marvel it were, if a man could espy, in the whole scripture, nothing which might breed a probable opinion, that divine authority was the same way inclinable. Richard Hooker.

   I am scarce in breath, my lord.
   —— No marvel, you have so bestir’d your valour; you cowardly rascal! William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   No marvel
   My lord protector’s hawks do towre so well. William Shakespeare.

2. To Marvelverb

   To wonder; to be astonished. Disused.

   Etymology: merveille, French.

   You make me marvel. William Shakespeare.

   Harry, I do not only marvel where thou spendest thy time, but also how thou art accompanied. William Shakespeare.

   —— The army marvelled at it. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   The countries marvelled at thee for thy songs, proverbs, and parables. Ecclus. xlvii. 17.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Marvelnoun

   that which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle

2. Marvelnoun

   wonder

3. Marvelverb

   to be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder

4. Marvelverb

   to marvel at

5. Marvelverb

   to cause to marvel, or be surprised; -- used impersonally

6. Etymology: [OE. merveilen, OF. merveillier.]

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1. Marvel

   Marvel is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office located in La Plata County, Colorado, United States, on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. While the town lies within the Reservation on most maps, the land within and around the town is owned by private landowners and the actual reservation only starts several miles to the South and East of Marvel. The area was homesteaded in the late-1800s and early-1900s with ranching, farming, and oil extraction being the main economic drivers in the region. The area around Marvel is very dry and the region becomes more and more arid as one travels towards the New Mexico border and further away from the La Plata mountains. The Marvel Post Office has the ZIP Code 81329.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Marvel

   mär′vel, n. a wonder: anything astonishing or wonderful: astonishment.—v.i. to wonder: to feel astonishment:—pr.p. mar′velling; pa.t. and pa.p. mar′velled.—adj. Mar′vellous, astonishing: almost or altogether beyond belief: improbable.—adv. Mar′vellously.—n. Mar′vellousness. [Fr. merveille—L. mirabilis, wonderful—mirāri, to wonder.]

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1. MARVEL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Marvel is ranked #8523 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Marvel surname appeared 3,862 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Marvel.
   
   90.4% or 3,492 total occurrences were White.
   3.5% or 137 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 89 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 75 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 43 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.6% or 26 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of marvel in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of marvel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of marvel in a Sentence

1. Paul Dergarabedian:

   The summer season usually doesnt start until the first weekend of May, but Marvel can bend the calendar to their will, they can say, Were going the last Friday in April, heres your summer.

2. David Yates:

   To be in a room full of people who genuinely put so much of their time and attention into following what happens in these various worlds - whether it's Marvel or Potter - it's primarily why we make movies, fantastic Beasts.

3. Scott C. Holstad:

   Orange fluff ball, Rocky is an 18-pound marvel of love, so fluffy, he looks like he’s 26 pounds. He scares the local dogs just by sitting and staring at them. Rocky’s there for me when I get home, purrs when he wants to, leads me to the food bowl when he needs to, licks me in an attempt to heal my wounds, loves cellophane, red ribbons, left over chicken. Rocky, my best friend, is my orange fluff ball, and I wish I could share him with the world.

4. James Gunn:

   I just think it seems awful cynical that he would keep coming out against Marvel and then that is the only thing that would get him press for his movie, he's creating his movie in the shadow of the Marvel films, and so he uses that to get attention for something he wasn't getting as much attention as he wanted for it.

5. Charles Lamb:

   Cleanliness, said some sage man, is next to godliness. It may be, but how it came to sit so near is the marvel.

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