marvel

marvel

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English

Alternative forms

  • marvail, marvell

Etymology

First attested from 1300, from Middle English merveile, from Old French merveille (a wonder), from Vulgar Latin *miribilia, from Latin mirabilia (wonderful things), from neuter plural of mirabilis (strange, wonderful), from miror (I wonder at), from mirus (wonderful).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹvl̩/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɑːvl̩/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)vəl
  • Hyphenation: mar‧vel

Noun

marvel (plural marvels)

  1. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.
  2. (archaic) wonder, astonishment.

Derived terms

  • marvel grass
  • marvelous, marvellous
  • marvel of Peru

Translations

Verb

marvel (third-person singular simple present marvels, present participle (UK) marvelling or (US) marveling, simple past and past participle (UK) marvelled or (US) marveled)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To wonder at.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Wyclif to this entry?)
  2. (obsolete, transitive, used impersonally) To cause to wonder or be surprised.
    • 15th century, Anonymous, Richard the Redeless
      But much now me marvelleth.
  3. (intransitive) To become filled with wonderment or admiration; to be amazed at something.

Translations

Anagrams

  • vermal

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