marvel

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To wonder at.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to wonder or be surprised.
3. (intransitive) To become filled with wonderment or admiration; to be amazed at something.

Synonyms

wonder

miracle

prodigy

be astonished

strange

amazed

astonished

😲

marvel at

surprised

be amazed

surprise

astonishment

amazement

admire

be surprised

pomp

curiosity

grandeur

astonish

state

splendour

odd

phenomenon

amaze

astoundedness

marvelment

admiration

mazement

baffled

bewilder

genius

horror

knockout

look up

mystery

occurrence

perplexed

revelation

sight

stupor

supernatural

surprisal

surprises

surprising

think

🤔

whimsical

wonderment

wondrous

wonderful thing

wonder-work

Translations

maravilla

Wunder

meraviglia

merveille

meravigliarsi

maravillarse

zich verbazen

θαυμάζω

maravilha

miracle

zich verwonderen

wonder

θαύμα

stupirsi

عجب

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɑɹvl̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: merveile

In summary

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