Marvel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Marvel	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Marvel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
marvel n something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science" Synonym(s): wonder, marvel v be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities" Synonym(s): wonder, marvel express astonishment or surprise about something
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. --Ex. xxxiv. 10. Nature's sweet marvel undefiled. --Emerson. 2. Wonder. [R.] [bd]Use lessens marvel.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. {Marvel of Peru}. (Bot.) See {Four-o'clock}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. --1 john iii. 13.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. --Rich. the Redeless.