different between marvel vs stars

English

Alternative forms

• marvail, marvell (obsolete)

Etymology

First attested from 1300, from Middle English merveile, from Old French merveille (“a wonder”), from Vulgar Latin *miribilia, from Latin mirabilia (“wonderful things”), from neuter plural of mirabilis (“strange, wonderful”), from miror (“I wonder at”), from mirus (“wonderful”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m??vl?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m??vl?/
• Rhymes: -??(?)v?l
• Hyphenation: mar?vel

Noun

marvel (plural marvels)

1. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.
2. Wonder, astonishment.

Derived terms

• marvelous, marvellous

Translations

Verb

marvel (third-person singular simple present marvels, present participle (UK) marvelling or (US) marveling, simple past and past participle (UK) marvelled or (US) marveled)

1. (intransitive) To become filled with wonderment or admiration; to be amazed at something.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To marvel at.

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3. (obsolete, transitive, used impersonally) To cause to marvel or be surprised.
   • 15th century, Anonymous, Richard the Redeless

     But much now me marvelleth.

Translations

Anagrams

• vermal

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /st??z/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /st??z/
• Rhymes: -??(?)z

Noun

stars

1. plural of star

Noun

stars pl (plural only)

1. (with "the") Outer space.

Derived terms

Verb

stars

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of star

Anagrams

• sarts, trass, tsars

French

Noun

stars f

1. plural of star

Anagrams

• tsars

Latvian

Noun

stars m (1st declension)

1. ray, beam

Declension