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marvel

MAHR-vuhl/ˈmɑɹvl̩/UKMAH-vuhl/ˈmɑːvl̩/

Verbmarvels

Noun pluralmarvels

5 meanings of marvel

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  1. 1
    be amazedverbintransitive
    To feel great surprise and admiration because something is so amazing.

    Kids marvel at the giant dinosaur bones in the museum.

    We stood on the beach and marveled at the sunset.

    Similarwonder, gape, gasp

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  2. 2
    amazing thingnouncountable
    Something or someone so amazing that it fills people with wonder.

    The new bridge is a marvel of engineering.

    It's a marvel that this old car still runs.

    Similarwonder, miracle, phenomenon, masterpiece

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  3. 3
    wonder (feeling)nounarchaic
    A feeling of great surprise and wonder.

    The children watched the fireworks in silent marvel.

    Her eyes were full of marvel when she saw the sea for the first time.

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Less common meanings

  1. 4
    be amazedverbobsoletetransitive
    To look at or think about something with wonder.
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  2. 5
    cause surpriseverbobsoletetransitive
    To make someone feel surprise or wonder.
    15th century, Anonymous, Richard the Redeless But much now me marvelleth.
    Here, me marvelleth means it surprises me, or makes me wonder.
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Origin

From the Old French word merveille, meaning “a wonder”. It goes back to a Latin word for “wonderful things”.