Definitions for marvellous
mar·vel·lous

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous(adj)

   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"

2. marvelous, marvellous, miraculous(adj)

   being or having the character of a miracle

3. improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(a)(adj)

   too improbable to admit of belief

   "a tall story"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. marvellous(Adjective)

   Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.

   I went to a marvellous party last week.

   Etymology: First attested from 1300, from Old French, from merveillos, from merveille a wonder. See also: marvel.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'marvellous' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2012

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'marvellous' in Adjectives Frequency: #652

How to pronounce marvellous?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of marvellous in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of marvellous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of marvellous in a Sentence

1. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   The real wealth of a good gardener is not his salary but the marvellous flowers he is raising in the garden!

2. Ken Dodd:

   I used to think I was marvellous in bed until I discovered that all my girl friends suffered from asthma.

3. Greta Goldsmith:

   ‘With this letter, dear Mr Frank, I would like to ask you if it is not a good idea to occasionally focus our attention on brave Peter. How a boy of fifteen held out in the concentration camp, as you yourself told me, how he did his best for other people, and so on. Of course the marvellous, intelligent Anne deserves all the attention, but the boy had such a close bond with her, and he certainly meant a great deal to her – why not some praise for him now and then? This is no more than an idea, but I think all too often of all the heroes who were not lucky enough From the archives of the Anne Frank Houseto have kept diaries.’

4. Vikrant Parsai:

   Each morning when you start your day, glance in the mirror, and simply say "This will be a marvellous Day!

5. Prince CharlesPrince Charles:

   The only sad thing for me was not being able to go further into other parts of Nigeria, it is such a vast country and obviously there are so many other states and interesting areas. I know many are facing different challenges and other opportunities, so it was a pity not being able to do that, but otherwise it's always marvellous coming here because people are so friendly. I'm always intrigued by the way so many of these young, for instance, are developing really interesting ideas that they can turn into businesses and things like that, helping to tackle some of the real issues we face, particularly around the environment and waste and goodness knows what else. Very ingenious characters.

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