Marvellous
adjective
Extremely good or pleasing;.
She is a marvellous writer.
adjective
Causing great surprise or wonder.
The view of the mountains was quite marvellous.
adjective
Designed, developed, or considered in a way that is excellent and beyond normal capabilities or expectations;.
It's a marvellous idea to make a picnic this weekend.
adjective
Extremely good or pleasing;.
She is a marvellous writer.
adjective
Causing great surprise or wonder.
The view of the mountains was quite marvellous.
adjective
Designed, developed, or considered in a way that is excellent and beyond normal capabilities or expectations;.
It's a marvellous idea to make a picnic this weekend.
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Emphasis
Use 'marvellous' to emphasize something very positive and impressive.
The chef prepared a marvellous meal that impressed all the guests.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
'Marvellous' carries an emotional tone, showing your strong personal approval.
You got the job? That's marvellous news!
Pro Tip 3/3Slightly Formal
'Marvellous' feels a bit formal, so it's best for written English or formal speech.
The board found your proposal absolutely marvellous.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Emphasis
Use 'marvellous' to emphasize something very positive and impressive.
The chef prepared a marvellous meal that impressed all the guests.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
'Marvellous' carries an emotional tone, showing your strong personal approval.
You got the job? That's marvellous news!
Pro Tip 3/3Slightly Formal
'Marvellous' feels a bit formal, so it's best for written English or formal speech.
The board found your proposal absolutely marvellous.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Emphasis
Use 'marvellous' to emphasize something very positive and impressive.
The chef prepared a marvellous meal that impressed all the guests.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
'Marvellous' carries an emotional tone, showing your strong personal approval.
You got the job? That's marvellous news!
Pro Tip 3/3Slightly Formal
'Marvellous' feels a bit formal, so it's best for written English or formal speech.
The board found your proposal absolutely marvellous.
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The Science of a...
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The surprising science...
flight simulators so that they don't make real mistakes and planes human beings have this marvelous adaptation that they can actually have experiences in their heads before they try them out in real life this is a trick that none of our ancestors could do that no other
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Sir Martin Rees: Earth...
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The Norse myth that...
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which he called one of the most marvelous atoms of matter in the world. If you find it hard to believe that something so tiny could have a complex brain, you're not alone. In his project to classify and describe all living things,
Video examples
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Pilots practice in flight simulators so that they don't make real mistakes in planes. Human beings have this marvelous adaptation that they can actually have experiences in their heads before they try them out in real life.
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The dawn of the age of...
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John Berger
English Artist
I wanted to write about looking at the world, so it's more about helping people, or persuading people, to see what is around us; both the marvellous and the terrible.
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Julie Andrews
English Actress
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Jose Manuel Barroso
Portuguese Politician
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Horace Mann
American Educator
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Maria Montessori
Italian Educator
If intelligence is the triumph of life, the spoken word is the marvellous means by which this intelligence is manifested.
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Jimmy Breslin
American Entertainer
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J. D. Salinger
American Novelist
There is a marvelous peace in not publishing. It's peaceful. Still. Publishing is a terrible invasion of my privacy.
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Fredrik Bajer
Danish Writer
Warfare has been marvelously developed. It will soon be impossible to raise it to further heights.
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Olivia Newton-John
Musician
I simply have a marvellous life, a very lucky life.
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Kay Redfield Jamison
American Psychologist
Knowledge is marvelous, but wisdom is even better.
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John Berger
English Artist
I wanted to write about looking at the world, so it's more about helping people, or persuading people, to see what is around us; both the marvellous and the terrible.
Quote examples
Julie Andrews
English Actress
Who could have imagined that life would have taken such marvelous twists and turns or that I would often be so fortunate to be in the right place at the right time?
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Jose Manuel Barroso
Portuguese Politician
Norway or Switzerland are two marvelous countries, I very much admire, the most advanced countries in the world in fact with great qualities of life.
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Horace Mann
American Educator
Scientific truth is marvelous, but moral truth is divine and whoever breathes its air and walks by its light has found the lost paradise.
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Maria Montessori
Italian Educator
If intelligence is the triumph of life, the spoken word is the marvellous means by which this intelligence is manifested.
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Jimmy Breslin
American Entertainer
When you stop drinking, you have to deal with this marvelous personality that started you drinking in the first place.
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J. D. Salinger
American Novelist
There is a marvelous peace in not publishing. It's peaceful. Still. Publishing is a terrible invasion of my privacy.
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Fredrik Bajer
Danish Writer
Warfare has been marvelously developed. It will soon be impossible to raise it to further heights.
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Olivia Newton-John
Musician
I simply have a marvellous life, a very lucky life.
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Kay Redfield Jamison
American Psychologist
Knowledge is marvelous, but wisdom is even better.
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