Definitions for marvelous
mar·velous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

GCIDERate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Marvelousadjective

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. marvelousadjective

   Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.

   I went to a marvelous party last week.

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1. marvelous

   Marvelous generally refers to something that is extremely good, pleasing, or effective. It can also describe something that causes great wonder or astonishment, often characterized by remarkable or extraordinary qualities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Marvelousnoun

   exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful

2. Marvelousnoun

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

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

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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. Noam Chomsky:

   Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while maintaining privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists.

2. The New York-born Kennedy:

   The marvelous thing about that movie was that as my part progresses, I changed from a bad guy to a good guy, the moguls in Hollywood must have said, 'Hey, this fellow can do something besides be a bad guy.'.

3. John Maynard Keynes:

   Government machinery has been described as a marvelous labor saving device which enables ten men to do the work of one.

4. Jerry Lewis:

   Age is a wonderful, marvelous comrade when you get to it and you have to respect it.

5. Theodor Herzl:

   [The body is] a marvelous machine...a chemical laboratory, a power-house. Every movement, voluntary or involuntary, full of secrets and marvels!

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=marvelous
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=marvelous
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Marvelous
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marvelous
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=marvelous