marvel

Meanings

Noun

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

Verb

• To become filled with wonderment or admiration; to be amazed at something.
• To marvel at.
• To cause to marvel or be surprised.

Origin

• 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, from miror, from mirus.