Marvel \Mar"vel\, n. [OE. mervaile, F. merveille, fr. L.
mirabilia wonderful things, pl., fr. mirabilis wonderful, fr.
mirari to wonder or marvel at. See Admire, Smile, and cf.
Miracle.]
1. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.
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I will do marvels such as have not been done. --Ex.
xxxiv. 10.
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Nature's sweet marvel undefiled. --Emerson.
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2. Wonder. [R.]
"Use lessens marvel." --Sir W. Scott.
[1913 Webster] marvel of Peru
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Marvel \Mar"vel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Marveledor Marvelled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Marveling or Marvelling.]
[OE. merveilen,
OF. merveillier.]
To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to
wonder.
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Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. --1
john iii. 13.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "marvel":
admiration, amaze, amazement, astonishing thing, astonishment,
astoundment, awe, be amazed, be astonished, beaut, beguilement,
bewilderment, breathless wonder, curiosity, dumbfoundment,
exception, eyeful, fascination, gape, gawk, gaze, gazingstock,
knockout, looker, lovely, marveling, marvelment, miracle, nonesuch,
phenomenon, portent, prodigy, puzzlement, quite a thing, rarity,
sensation, sense of mystery, sense of wonder, sight,
something else, spectacle, stand aghast, stare, stare openmouthed,
stunner, stupefaction, surprise, wonder, wonderful thing,
wonderment
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
Marvel \Mar"vel\, n. [OE. mervaile, F. merveille, fr. L.
mirabilia wonderful things, pl., fr. mirabilis wonderful, fr.
mirari to wonder or marvel at. See Admire, Smile, and cf.
Miracle.]
1. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.
I will do marvels such as have not been done. --Ex.
xxxiv. 10.
Nature's sweet marvel undefiled. --Emerson.
2. Wonder. [R.]
``Use lessens marvel.'' --Sir W. Scott.
Marvel of Peru. (Bot.) See Four-o'clock.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |