marcel
/mɑɹˈsɛl/
nounverb
Common
1.n.a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
2.v.make a marcel in a woman's hair
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marcel and marvel differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. marcel means “a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron”. marvel means “be amazed at”. marcel is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/mɑɹˈsɛl/
1.n.a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
2.v.make a marcel in a woman's hair
/ˈmɑɹvəl/
1.v.be amazed at
“We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities”
2.v.express astonishment or surprise about something
3.n.something that causes feelings of wonder
“the wonders of modern science”
| marcel | marvel | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /mɑɹˈsɛl/ | /ˈmɑɹvəl/ |
| Said | mahr-SEL | MAHR-vuhl |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | verb, noun |
| Senses | 2 | 3 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | none recorded | wonder |
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