marvel:
(plural: ‘marvels‘)
a person who causes feeling of surprise, wonder or admiration,
a marvel, balancing five eggs on the edge of a knife
e.g.
My uncle was a marvel; he had a ready-made simple solution for every problem. We always wondered how he had got all that knowledge with so little education!
Those kids at the circus are real marvels. You should see how they exhibit their gymnastic talents at such tender age.
With so many talents, Susan was more than a marvel, and all her books, songs and paintings make her alive in the minds of her fans now and for ever.
George Lucas of Star Wars, Perter Jackson of The Lord of the Rings and J K Rowling and the directors of Harry Potter are some of the marvels of film industry.
For an article that shows us how we find this word being used to refer to an extraordinary person, please click here, and for an article that suggests how we should encourage our children by saying they are ‘marvels’, please click here. For an article that shows us how this word is found in the computer world, please click here.
Note 1: “Marvel” is more commonly used to refer to a thing or place which causes surprise or wonderment, e.g. ‘The marvels of modern technology.’, ‘The marvels of the mother nature.’ For an article that shows us how this word is used in this context, please click here; and as a verb, it is ‘to be filled with amazement or surprise’, e.g. ‘We all marvel at our boss’s way of handling tough situations!’.
Note 2: ‘Marvel’ (& ‘Marvell‘), always with a capital ‘M’, is often found in the names of people, e.g. Tom Marvel, Genge Marvel, Nancy Marvel, Grace Marvell, etc. For an article that explains the origin of this word as a surname/family name/last name, please click here.
Note 2: ‘Marvel’ (& ‘Marvell‘), always with a capital ‘M’, is often found in the names of people, e.g. Tom Marvel, Genge Marvel, Nancy Marvel, Grace Marvell, etc. For an article that explains the origin of this word as a surname/family name/last name, please click here.
‘Marvel’ is a popular American comic books publisher and film maker, and the popular Marvel characters are: Spider-man, Iron Man, Daredevil, etc. For an article about the heroes of the Marvel comics, please click here. For another comic book character ‘Captain Marvel’, please click here.
