Marvelous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers

too improbable to admit of belief

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɑːɹvələs/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɑːvələs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɑːvələs/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɑːɹvələs/.

Examples

a fantastic trip to the Orient
the film was fantastic!
a howling success

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

miraculous howling tremendous wonderful grand wondrous improbable marvellous rattling tall fantastic terrific

Parts of Speech

adjective	extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers “a fantastic trip to the Orient”
adjective	too improbable to admit of belief “a tall story”
adjective	being or having the character of a miracle

Word Forms

grandness	noun	the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
wonderfulness	noun	admirable excellence
wonder	noun	something that causes feelings of wonder
improbableness	noun	the quality of being improbable
marvel	noun	something that causes feelings of wonder
miracle	noun	any amazing or wonderful occurrence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wunderbar

außerordentlich gut oder großartig; werden vor allem als Verstärker eingesetzt

🇫🇷French

merveilleux

extraordinairement bon ou génial ; utilisé notamment comme intensificateur

🇪🇸Spanish

maravilloso

extraordinariamente bueno o genial; utilizado especialmente como intensificadores

🇮🇹Italian

meraviglioso

straordinariamente buono o eccezionale; utilizzati soprattutto come intensificatori

🇳🇱Dutch

wonderbaarlijk

buitengewoon goed of geweldig; vooral gebruikt als versterkers

🇵🇹Portuguese

maravilhoso

extraordinariamente bom ou ótimo; usado especialmente como intensificadores

🇷🇺Russian

чудесный

чрезвычайно хорошо или великолепно; особенно используется в качестве усилителей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अद्भुत

असाधारण रूप से अच्छा या महान; विशेष रूप से तीव्रताकारक के रूप में उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিস্ময়কর

অসাধারণ ভাল বা মহান; বিশেষ করে intensifier হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত

🇮🇳Tamil

அற்புதமான

அசாதாரணமாக நல்லது அல்லது சிறந்தது; குறிப்பாக தீவிரப்படுத்திகளாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

అద్భుతమైన

అసాధారణమైన మంచి లేదా గొప్ప; ముఖ్యంగా ఇంటెన్సిఫైయర్‌లుగా ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

अद्भुत

विलक्षण चांगले किंवा महान; विशेषतः तीव्र करणारे म्हणून वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

અદ્ભુત

અસાધારણ રીતે સારું અથવા મહાન; ખાસ કરીને ઇન્ટેન્સિફાયર તરીકે વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅದ್ಭುತ

ಅಸಾಧಾರಣವಾಗಿ ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದು ಅಥವಾ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಇಂಟೆನ್ಸಿಫೈಯರ್ಗಳಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അത്ഭുതകരമായ

അസാധാരണമായി നല്ലതോ മഹത്തായതോ; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് തീവ്രതകളായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ

ਅਸਧਾਰਨ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਚੰਗਾ ਜਾਂ ਮਹਾਨ; ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਤੀਬਰਤਾ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شاندار

غیر معمولی طور پر اچھا یا عظیم؛ خاص طور پر intensifier کے طور پر استعمال کیا جاتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

奇妙

非常好或非常好；特别用作增强剂

🇯🇵Japanese

素晴らしい

非常に良い、または素晴らしい。特に増圧器として使用される

🇰🇷Korean

기이

엄청나게 좋거나 훌륭하다 ; 특히 강화제로 사용

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tuyệt vời

cực kỳ tốt hoặc tuyệt vời; được sử dụng đặc biệt như chất tăng cường

🇹🇭Thai

มหัศจรรย์

ดีเป็นพิเศษหรือยิ่งใหญ่ ; ใช้เป็นเครื่องเพิ่มความเข้มข้นโดยเฉพาะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menakjubkan

luar biasa bagus atau hebat; digunakan terutama sebagai intensifier

🇵🇭Filipino

kahanga-hanga

napakahusay o mahusay; ginagamit lalo na bilang mga intensifier

🇲🇾Malay

luar biasa

luar biasa baik atau hebat; digunakan terutamanya sebagai penguat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رائع

جيد جدًا أو عظيم؛ تستخدم بشكل خاص كمكثفات

🇮🇷Persian

شگفت انگیز

فوق العاده خوب یا عالی ; به ویژه به عنوان تقویت کننده استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

muhteşem

olağanüstü derecede iyi veya harika; özellikle yoğunlaştırıcı olarak kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִפלָא

טוב או נהדר בצורה יוצאת דופן; משמש במיוחד כמעצימים

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