marvelous

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.