Definitions for marvelous
mar·velous

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

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

   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. improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(a)adjective

   too improbable to admit of belief

   "a tall story"

3. marvelous, marvellous, miraculousadjective

   being or having the character of a miracle

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1. Marvelousadjective

   Partaking of the character of miracle, or supernatural power; incredible; so improbable as to defy belief.

   Etymology: [OE. merveillous, OF. merveillos, F. Merveilleux. See Marvel, n.]

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1. marvelousadjective

   Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.

   I went to a marvelous party last week.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Marvelousnoun

   exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful

   Etymology: [OE. merveillous, OF. merveillos, F. Merveilleux. See Marvel, n.]

2. Marvelousnoun

   partaking of the character of miracle, or supernatural power; incredible

   Etymology: [OE. merveillous, OF. merveillos, F. Merveilleux. See Marvel, n.]

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1. Alex

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   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of marvelous in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of marvelous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of marvelous in a Sentence

1. Kilburn Hall:

   The electronic revolution is like the social event of the season. Everybody has received an invitation. Those who choose not to attend will be left out in the cold listening to everyone else talk about what a marvelous time they had.

2. Didier Deschamps:

   How marvelous, it's a young team who are on the top of the world. Some are champions at the age of 19.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   Bill and I just stand around watching Charlotte. Whatever she does we think is marvelous, nobody has ever done it before, she learns to clap her hands, we give her a standing ovation.

4. Hannah Arendt:

   Totalitarianism begins in contempt for what you have. The second step is the notion: “Things must change—no matter how, Anything is better than what we have.” Totalitarian rulers organize this kind of mass sentiment, and by organizing it articulate it, and by articulating it make the people somehow love it. They were told before, thou shalt not kill; and they didn’t kill. Now they are told, thou shalt kill; and although they think it’s very difficult to kill, they do it because it's now part of the code of behavior. They learn whom to kill and how to kill and how to do it together. This is the much talked about Gleichschaltung—the coordination process. You are coordinated not with the powers that be, but with your neighbor—coordinated with the majority. But instead of communicating with the other you are now glued to him. And you feel of course marvelous. Totalitarianism appeals to the very dangerous emotional needs of people who live in complete isolation and in fear of one another.

5. Franklin P. Jones:

   Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you recognize a mistake when you make it again.

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