marvelous

marvelous
adjective
1)

his solo climb was marvelous

Syn:
amazing, astounding, astonishing, awesome, breathtaking, sensational, remarkable, spectacular, stupendous, staggering, stunning; phenomenal, prodigious, miraculous, extraordinary, incredible, unbelievable; literary wondrous
Ant:
commonplace
2)

marvelous weather

Syn:
excellent, splendid, wonderful, magnificent, superb, glorious, sublime, lovely, delightful, too good to be true; informal super, great, amazing, fantastic, terrific, tremendous, sensational, heavenly, divine, gorgeous, grand, fabulous, fab, marvy, awesome, to die for, magic, ace, killer, wicked, mind-blowing, jaw-dropping, far out, out of this world; smashing, brilliant, boss; informal, dated swell, dreamy
Ant:
awful

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  • marvelous — c.1300, causing wonder, from O.Fr. merveillos marvelous, wonderful (Mod.Fr. merveilleux), from merveille (see MARVEL (Cf. marvel) (n.)). Weakened sense of splendid, very nice is from 1924. Related: Marvelously …   Etymology dictionary

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  • marvelous — 01. The house was decorated for Christmas with [marvelous] handmade ornaments. 02. Beckman scored the goal with a [marvelous] shot just over the head of the goalkeeper. 03. For our wedding anniversary, we had a [marvelous] evening of dinner and… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • marvelous — adj. 1) marvelous to + inf. (it s marvelous to have a day off = it s marvelous having a day off) 2) marvelous that + clause (it s marvelous that we could see each other again) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • marvelous — mar|vel|ous adjective * 1. ) extremely enjoyable or exciting: It s been a marvelous day. a marvelous performance/trip/party 2. ) extremely good: We were served spaghetti with a marvelous pesto. 3. ) extremely impressive or with many good… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • marvelous — or marvellous adjective Date: 14th century 1. causing wonder ; astonishing 2. miraculous, supernatural < Gothic tales of marvelous and bizarre happenings > 3. of the highest kind or quality ; notably superior < has a marvelous way with children …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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