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merveilleux

9.9

Very good and impressive in a way that causes wonder

adjective
/mɛrˈveɪljuː/

: maravilloso

The view from the mountain top was absolutely merveilleux and left everyone speechless.

Examples

Their vacation in the south of France was simply merveilleux from start to finish.
Her performance was truly merveilleux!
He described the meal as merveilleux, praising every dish the chef prepared.
The view from the mountain was merveilleux.
The view from the mountain top was absolutely merveilleux and left everyone speechless.
He described the meal as merveilleux, praising every dish the chef prepared.
Their vacation in the south of France was simply merveilleux from start to finish.

Synonyms

amazing

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∞ 1.0

Causing great surprise and admiration

is similar but emphasizes admiration and wonder rather than surprise

terrific

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815 3.3

Very strong and often causing great damage

leans more toward causing wonder than merely strong intensity

impressive

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584 3.4

Causing people to admire it, like a building or performance, because it is very good

is broader, focusing more on inspiring wonder than just skill

magnificent

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299 3.9

Very impressive and beautiful in appearance or style

is similar but stresses emotional wonder rather than grandeur

spectacular

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265 3.5

Very impressive and exciting to look at

is more about inspiring wonder than drawing spectacle or crowd attention

glorious

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253 3.6

Very beautiful and impressive in a way that makes people admire it

tends more toward causing awe and deep wonder rather than only beauty

marvelous

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251 1.8

Very good and surprising in a way that pleases people

is like that but can apply more generally to excellence

phenomenal

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113 5.4

Very impressive and much better than normal

is more about causing wonder than pure extraordinariness

mean

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Slang

77 7.5

Very good and impressive at a skill

is the more neutral, less slangy way to express excellence

wondrous

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60 5.8

Very impressive and causing strong surprise

is similar but slightly broader in general admiration

brilliant

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30 3.2

Very impressive and grand in appearance or style

is more about evoking wonder than merely stylish magnificence

out of this world

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Informal

21 4.1

Very good and impressive

covers the same amazement but in more general terms

stupendous

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19 6.7

Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people

focuses more on wonder and admiration than sheer size

fabulous

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5 4.2

So surprising that it seems hard to believe

expresses the same high praise without the near disbelief

simply phenomenal

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1 5.5

Very impressive and much better than you expect

shares the remarkable sense but with less added emphasis

splendorous

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Literature

1 7.5

Very beautiful and impressive to look at

can mean the same admiration but also includes inner wonder

killerly impressive

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Slang

9.3

Very exciting and surprising to see

is comparable but often used without such strong praise

auguste

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Formal

9.2

Grand and serious in a way that makes people respect it

focuses more on inspiring wonder and admiration than formal majesty

magnifique

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8.5

Very beautiful and impressive in a way people admire

is often the base admiration term, less marked by emphasis

Antonyms

mediocre

109 4.8

Only average in quality and not very good

unimpressive

9 3.9

Not very good or likely to attract attention

ordinary

5 2.0

A person or thing that is not special

How Wonderful

amazing

∞ 1.0

merveilleux

9.9

excellent

∞ 1.0

good

∞ 1.0

pleasant

314 1.0

Surface Forms

merveilleux positive

Etymology

Merveilleux comes from the old French merveille meaning 'wonder' and shares a root with the English word marvel. So merveilleux describes something 'marvellous' that is very impressive or makes you feel amazed.