different between marvelous vs astounding

marvelous

English

Alternative forms

  • (UK) marvellous

Etymology

From Middle English merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from Latin m?r?bilis.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?m??v?l?s/

Adjective

marvelous (comparative more marvelous, superlative most marvelous)

  1. (American spelling) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful; delightful.
    I went to a marvelous party last week.

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astounding

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a?nd??

Verb

astounding

  1. present participle of astound

Adjective

astounding (comparative more astounding, superlative most astounding)

  1. That astounds or astound.
    astounding success; an astounding spectacle
    • 1785, Henry Boyd (translator), A Translation of the Inferno of Dante Alighieri, in English Verse, Dublin, Volume 1, Canto 7, Stanza 18, p. 285,[1]
      Wasted in darkness down the pitchy wave,
      We saw the STYGIAN pool her borders lave,
      Fed by th’ astounding cataract on high.

Derived terms

  • astoundingly
  • astoundingness

Synonyms

  • amazing, extraordinary, fantastic, incredible, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, remarkable, unbelievable
  • See Thesaurus:surprising

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