marvel

[mar·vel]

The Latin source of the word marvel is mirari, "to wonder at," and that's exactly what marvel means when it's a verb. You may marvel at the depth of the Grand Canyon or at the size of a pimple.

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That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.

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

n.
That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.

n.
Wonder.

v. i.
To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder.

v. t.
To marvel at.

v. t.
To cause to marvel, or be surprised; -- used impersonally.

Marvel

Mar"vel , n. [OE. mervaile, F. merveille, fr. L. mirabilia wonderful things, pl., fr. mirabilis wonderful, fr. mirari to wonder or marvel at. See Admire, Smile, and cf. Miracle.] 1. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.

I will do marvels such as have not been done.

Nature's sweet marvel undefiled.

2. Wonder. [R.] "Use lessens marvel." Sir W. Scott. Marvel of Peru. (Bot.) See Four-o'clock.

Marvel

Mar"vel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Marveled or Marvelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Marveling or Marvelling.] [OE. merveilen, OF. merveillier.] To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder.

Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

Marvel

Mar"vel, v. t. 1. To marvel at. [Obs.] Wyclif. 2. To cause to marvel, or be surprised; -- used impersonally. [Obs.]

But much now me marveleth.

That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.

To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder.

To marvel at.

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Usage Examples

For most people, we often marvel at the beauty of a sunrise or the magnificence of a full moon, but it is impossible to fathom the magnitude of the universe that surrounds us.

I marvel at the resilience of the Jewish people. Their best characteristic is their desire to remember. No other people has such an obsession with memory.

Death is an absolute marvel.

I still marvel at how God turns dreams into reality.

Oh yeah, I was one of the first guys writing comic books, I wrote Captain America, with guys like Stan Lee, who became famous later on with Marvel Comics.

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Other Usage Examples

The reproduction of mankind is a great marvel and mystery. Had God consulted me in the matter, I should have advised him to continue the generation of the species by fashioning them out of clay.

The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.

The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom which enables philosophy to blossom into religion.

I was very clear that I wanted to keep 'Thor' out of the rest of the Marvel universe for no less than the first six issues. And the success of the book, I think, speaks well to that decision.

Sometimes I'm dazzled by how modern and fabulous we are, and how easy everything can be for us that's the gilded glow of technology, and I marvel at it all the time.

How can people be so stupid? I marvel at that. See, I think you have to work as being ignorant - and if you're gonna work at being ignorant, why not work at being informed?