marvelous

1. 1.

   extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

   “a fantastic trip to the Orient”

   “the film was fantastic!”

   “a howling success”

   “a marvelous collection of rare books”

   “had a rattling conversation about politics”

   “a tremendous achievement”

   Synonymsfantasticgrandhowlingmarvellousrattlingterrifictremendouswonderfulwondrous

   Similarextraordinary
2. 2.

   too improbable to admit of belief

   “a tall story”

   Synonymsimprobablemarvelloustall

   Similarincredible
3. 3.

   being or having the character of a miracle

   Synonymsmarvellousmiraculous

   Similarsupernatural

Questions about marvelous

What does marvelous mean?

marvelous means "extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in marvelous?

marvelous has 3 syllables: mar-ve-lous. The stress falls on "mar". In IPA it is /ˈmɑɹvələs/.

What is another word for marvelous?

Close synonyms include fantastic, grand, howling, marvellous, rattling. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is marvelous a common word?

marvelous is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with marvelous?

1 word rhymes with marvelous. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.