marvel

marvel
—marvelment, n.
/mahr"veuhl/, n., v., marveled, marveling or (esp. Brit.) marvelled, marvelling.
n.
1. something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.
2. Archaic. the feeling of wonder; astonishment.
v.t.
3. to wonder at (usually fol. by a clause as object): I marvel that you were able to succeed against such odds.
4. to wonder or be curious about (usually fol. by a clause as object): A child marvels that the stars can be.
v.i.
5. to be filled with wonder, admiration, or astonishment, as at something surprising or extraordinary: I marvel at your courage.
[1250-1300; ME mervel < OF merveil(l)e < LL mirabilia marvels, n. use of neut. pl. of L mirabilis marvelous. See ADMIRABLE]

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