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miraculousness

miraculousness

7.7
A quality of being very surprising and seeming impossible
  • noun
  • /mɪˈrækjələsnəs/
translation icon : milagrosidad
  • We need a return to awe for the sheer miraculousness of our lives.

Examples

  • He couldn't help but marvel at the miraculousness of nature during their hike.

  • We need a return to awe for the sheer miraculousness of our lives.

  • The miraculousness of the sunrise always leaves her in awe each morning.

  • The miraculousness of the event made headlines around the world.

Synonyms

magnificence
vsmiraculousness
  • Formal
13 5.0

Great beauty that makes people feel impressed and full of wonder

emphasizes a miracle-like source rather than aesthetic grandeur
amazingness
vsmiraculousness
2 3.0

Being very surprising and impressive

suggests a miraculous cause rather than ordinary surprising events
incredibleness
vsmiraculousness
1 7.8

A quality that makes something seem very surprising or hard to believe

seems caused by a miracle rather than merely hard to believe
extraordinariness
vsmiraculousness
1 7.7

The quality of being very unusual and making someone or something stand out

carries an extra sense of seeming to be miraculously caused
unrealness
vsmiraculousness
  • Informal
7.7

A feeling that something is very impressive or hard to believe

seems to come from a miracle rather than informal amazement
prodigiousness
vsmiraculousness
7.9

A state of being very large or amazing that makes people feel wonder

adds a sense of supernatural origin rather than size or wonder
phenomenality
vsmiraculousness
9.9

Being very impressive and noticed by many people

implies a miracle-like cause rather than mere exceptional quality
exceptionality
vsmiraculousness
7.7

A quality of being very different or much better than normal

adds an impression of miracle or supernatural origin to that difference
transcendency
vsmiraculousness
9.9

Being beyond ordinary human experience

suggests a miraculous origin rather than just being beyond normal
marvelousness
vsmiraculousness
  • US
4.5

A quality that makes something seem very good and impressive

focuses on seeming supernatural source rather than simple goodness
tremendousness
vsmiraculousness
6.9

Being extremely large, powerful, or important and making people feel amazed

adds the sense of seeming to result from a miracle rather than size

Antonyms

banality
10 7.2

An idea or remark that is very obvious and boring

mundaneness
6.7

A state of being ordinary and not exciting

How Miraculous

miracle
∞ 4.4
miraculousness
7.7
oddity
15 5.3

Surface Forms

miraculousness singular
miraculousnesses plural

Morphology

miraculousness = miraculous (transparent) = miracle + ous + ness

A straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'miraculous' with -ness; the meaning is directly the quality of being miraculous.

Etymology

The word miraculousness comes from the same root as miracle and admire, from the Latin mirari meaning 'to wonder'. So, miraculousness is the quality of making people 'wonder' — it describes something surprising or like a miracle.