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# marvellous

adjective (marvellous — UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand; marvelous — US; more marvellous, most marvellous)

«marvellous» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Extremely good, wonderful: «a marvellous day». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellous/#m1)
2. (old use) Causing great wonder or surprise; amazing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellous/#m2)

### In the lessons

A happy word in stories and everyday British talk, a little old-fashioned or posh. In The Wind in the Willows Toad calls everything «marvellous» when he is excited, and Alice finds marvellous things in Wonderland.

### Examples

- We had a marvellous time at the seaside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellous/#x1)
- «What a marvellous idea!» said Gran. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellous/#x2)
- The view from the hill was marvellous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellous/#x3)
- Toad thought the motor car was the most marvellous thing in the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellous/#x4)
- The magician did marvellous tricks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellous/#x5)
- You did a marvellous job on your painting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellous/#x6)
- There sprang up a marvellous crop--tall and thick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellous/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: UK marvellous (double l), US marvelous (one l). From «marvel» (a wonderful thing; to wonder at). Similar: wonderful, splendid, fantastic.

## In Jewish tradition

In Sefer Yetzirah it means a wonderful and hidden thing, beyond ordinary understanding.

**Interpretation.** The text calls the three vowels a deep secret, and it is taken as a sign that the book speaks of hidden things not meant for everyone.

### Examples

- § 10 Three vowels B'aK constitute a great secret, marvellous and hidden. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#x1)
- § 11 Three vowels n"ax constitute a great secret, marvellous and hidden. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#x2)
- Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number; (Writings JOB.5.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#x3)
- This is the LORD'S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. (Writings PSA.118.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#x4)
- Who doeth great things past finding out; yea, marvellous things without number. (Writings JOB.9.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/#x5)

### Note

Spelling: UK marvellous (double l), US marvelous (one l). From «marvel» (a wonderful thing; to wonder at). Similar: wonderful, splendid, fantastic.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «marvellous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«marvellous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/marvellous.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «marvellous» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«marvellous» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/marvellous.html) on Mova free.