# marvel

Pronunciation: US say "MAHR-vuhl" /ˈmɑɹvl̩/; UK say "MAH-vuhl" /ˈmɑːvl̩/

## Verb

1. To be struck with amazement at something, feeling deep wonder or admiration.
   - Simple: To feel great surprise and admiration because something is so amazing.
   - _Engineers still marvel at how the pyramids were raised without modern machines._
   - _The crowd could only stand and marvel as the rocket climbed into the clouds._

## Noun

2. Something that causes wonder or astonishment, such as an extraordinary feat, person, or sign.
   - Simple: Something or someone so amazing that it fills people with wonder.
   - _The tiny pocket watch, with its hundreds of moving parts, is a marvel of craftsmanship._
   - _Divers come from around the world to see the marvels of the reef._

## Noun

3. A feeling of wonder or astonishment. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: A feeling of great surprise and wonder.
   - _He shook his head in marvel at how quickly the old town had changed._
   - _The first sight of the canyon left the travelers speechless with marvel._

## Verb

4. To regard something with wonder. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To look at or think about something with wonder.
5. To cause someone to wonder or be surprised, usually with it as the subject. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To make someone feel surprise or wonder.

## Origin

First attested from 1300, from Middle English merveile, from Old French merveille (“a wonder”), from Vulgar Latin *miribilia, from Latin mīrābilia (“wonderful things”), the neuter plural of mīrābilis (“strange, wonderful”). That comes from mīror (“I wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”); marvel is a doublet of mirabilia.

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