Marvel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that causes feelings of wonder

be amazed at

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɑːɹvəl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɑːvəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɑːvəl/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɑːɹvəl/.

Examples

the wonders of modern science
We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wonder

Parts of Speech

noun	something that causes feelings of wonder “the wonders of modern science”
verb	be amazed at “We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities”
verb	express astonishment or surprise about something

Word Forms

wondrous	adjective	extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
wonder	verb	be amazed at
marvelous	adjective	being or having the character of a miracle
marvellous	adjective	being or having the character of a miracle
marvel	verb	express astonishment or surprise about something
wonderment	noun	the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
wonder	noun	the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
wonderer	noun	someone filled with admiration and awe; someone who wonders at something
marvel	noun	something that causes feelings of wonder
marveller	noun	someone filled with admiration and awe; someone who wonders at something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wunder

etwas, das Gefühle des Staunens hervorruft

🇫🇷French

merveille

quelque chose qui provoque un sentiment d'émerveillement

🇪🇸Spanish

maravilla

algo que causa sentimientos de asombro

🇮🇹Italian

meraviglia

qualcosa che provoca sentimenti di meraviglia

🇳🇱Dutch

wonder

iets dat gevoelens van verwondering veroorzaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

maravilha

algo que causa sentimentos de admiração

🇷🇺Russian

удивляться

что-то, что вызывает чувство удивления

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चमत्कार

कुछ ऐसा जो आश्चर्य की भावना पैदा करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিস্ময়

এমন কিছু যা বিস্ময়ের অনুভূতি সৃষ্টি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

அற்புதம்

ஆச்சரிய உணர்வுகளை ஏற்படுத்தும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

అద్భుతం

ఏదో అద్భుత భావాలను కలిగిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

चमत्कार

काहीतरी ज्यामुळे आश्चर्याची भावना निर्माण होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

અજાયબી

કંઈક કે જે આશ્ચર્યની લાગણીઓનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅದ್ಭುತ

ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯದ ಭಾವನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ವಿಷಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അത്ഭുതം

അത്ഭുതകരമായ വികാരങ്ങൾക്ക് കാരണമാകുന്ന ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੈਰਾਨੀ

ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

حیرت

ایسی چیز جو حیرت کے جذبات کا باعث بنتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

奇迹

引起惊奇感的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

驚異

不思議な感情を引き起こす何か

🇰🇷Korean

놀라운 일

경이로움을 불러일으키는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngạc nhiên

cái gì đó gây ra cảm giác ngạc nhiên

🇹🇭Thai

ประหลาดใจ

สิ่งที่ทำให้เกิดความรู้สึกประหลาดใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

keajaiban

sesuatu yang menimbulkan perasaan heran

🇵🇭Filipino

mamangha

isang bagay na nagdudulot ng mga damdamin ng pagtataka

🇲🇾Malay

kagum

sesuatu yang menimbulkan perasaan hairan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أعجوبة

شيء يسبب مشاعر العجب

🇮🇷Persian

شگفت زده کردن

چیزی که باعث ایجاد احساس شگفتی می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

hayret

merak duygularına neden olan bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

פֶּלֶא

משהו שגורם לרגשות פליאה

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