'Marvelous' definitions:
Definition of 'marvelous'
From: WordNet
adjective
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" [syn: fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous]
adjective
Too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" [syn: improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(a)]
adjective
Being or having the character of a miracle [syn: marvelous, marvellous, miraculous]
Definition of 'Marvelous'
From: GCIDE
- Marvelous \Mar"vel*ous\, a. [OE. merveillous, OF. merveillos, F. Merveilleux. See Marvel, n.] [Written also marvellous.]
- 1. Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful. [1913 Webster]
- This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. --Ps. cxiii. 23. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Partaking of the character of miracle, or supernatural power; incredible; so improbable as to defy belief. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- The marvelous fable includes whatever is supernatural, and especially the machines of the gods. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- The marvelous, that which exceeds natural power, or is preternatural; that which is wonderful; -- opposed to {the probable}. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Wonderful; astonishing; surprising; strange; improbable; incredible.
- Usage: Marvelous, Wonderful. We speak of a thing as wonderful when it awakens our surprise and admiration; as marvelous when it is so much out of the ordinary course of things as to seem nearly or quite incredible. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'marvelous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agreeable,
- amazing,
- appalling,
- astonishing,
- astounding,
- awe-inspiring,
- awesome,
- awful,
- awing,
- beguiling,
- bewildering,
- confounding,
- conspicuous,
- cool,
- dandy,
- divine,
- dreamy,
- egregious,
- enigmatic,
- enjoyable,
- exceptional,
- exquisite,
- extraordinary,
- fabulous,
- fantastic,
- fascinating,
- formidable,
- gilt-edged,
- glorious,
- golden,
- groovy,
- heavenly,
- hot,
- hunky-dory,
- immense,
- incomprehensible,
- inconceivable,
- incredible,
- indescribable,
- ineffable,
- keen,
- legendary,
- magnificent,
- marked,
- miraculous,
- mythical,
- neat,
- nifty,
- notable,
- noteworthy,
- noticeable,
- of mark,
- outlandish,
- outstanding,
- passing strange,
- peachy,
- phenomenal,
- pleasant,
- pleasurable,
- portentous,
- prodigious,
- puzzling,
- rare,
- remarkable,
- rewarding,
- ripping,
- satisfying,
- sensational,
- signal,
- spectacular,
- splendid,
- splendiferous,
- staggering,
- sterling,
- stinking,
- strange,
- striking,
- stunning,
- stupefying,
- stupendous,
- super,
- superb,
- supereminent,
- superexcellent,
- superfine,
- superior,
- supernatural,
- surprising,
- swell,
- terrific,
- tremendous,
- uncommon,
- unexampled,
- unheard-of,
- unimaginable,
- unique,
- unparalleled,
- unprecedented,
- unspeakable,
- wonderful,
- wondrous