The meaning of MARVELOUS is causing wonder : astonishing. How to use marvelous in a sentence.

Lacking rational-agency capability, a cat, though a marvelous animal, cannot accomplish anything remotely as fine as a human person can.

Marvelous means wonderful, extraordinary, fabulous, superb, excellent. In this sense, it is often used to praise things like works of art and artistic performances. Marvelous is the adjective form of the noun …

If you describe someone or something as marvelous, you are emphasizing that they are very good. It's the most marvelous piece of music.

Definition of marvelous adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. Causing wonder or astonishment. 2. Of the highest or best kind or quality; first-rate: has a marvelous collection of rare books.

Oct 13, 2025 · The spelling marvelous is preferred in the United States, marvellous in Great Britain.

You're going to be marvelous!.. It's going to be the finest thing we've ever done!

Synonyms for MARVELOUS: wonderful, amazing, astonishing, miraculous, surprising, incredible, stunning, sublime; Antonyms of MARVELOUS: unremarkable, unimpressive, tedious, typical, …

tending to cause a feeling of marvel: a marvelous view of the ruins. Also, [esp. Brit.,] ˈmar•vel•lous. mar•vel•ous•ly, adv.: did marvelously well in the stock market.