miraculous

US /məˈrækjələs/ UK /mɪˈrakjʊləs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
like a miracle; remarkable and inexplicable by natural laws

Her recovery from the illness was nothing short of miraculous.

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Synonyms

1 adj · like a miracle; remarkable... wondrous marvelous supernatural extraordinary phenomenal amazing prodigious wonderful

Opposites

ordinary mundane natural commonplace

Word family

Forms miraculously

Derived forms miraculouslymiraculousness

Related forms miracle mirage admire

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Phrases (1)

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miraculous escape
an escape that seems almost impossible given the danger involved

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Medieval Latin miraculōsus, from Latin miraculum 'a wonder, marvel', from mīrārī 'to wonder at', from mīrus 'wonderful', from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mei- 'to smile, be astonished'.

miraculum Latin mīrārī Latin *smei- Proto-Indo-European

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# miraculous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /məˈrækjələs/
**IPA (UK):** /mɪˈrakjʊləs/

## Meanings
1. like a miracle; remarkable and inexplicable by natural laws

## Examples
- Her recovery from the illness was nothing short of miraculous.

## Synonyms
- wondrous
- marvelous
- supernatural
- extraordinary
- phenomenal
- amazing
- prodigious
- wonderful

## Antonyms
- ordinary
- mundane
- natural
- commonplace

## Derived Forms
- miraculously
- miraculousness

## Related Forms
- miracle
- mirage
- admire

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: miraculum
- Root: mīrārī
- Root: *smei-

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin miraculōsus, from Latin miraculum 'a wonder, marvel', from mīrārī 'to wonder at', from mīrus 'wonderful', from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mei- 'to smile, be astonished'.

## AI Etymology
Miraculous comes from Medieval Latin miraculōsus, from Latin miraculum 'a wonder, marvel', from mīrārī 'to wonder at', from mīrus 'wonderful', from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mei- 'to smile, be astonished'. The etymological trail includes Latin miraculum, Latin mīrārī, Proto-Indo-European *smei-. The same word family includes miraculously, miraculousness, miracle, mirage, admire. Its current adjective use means "like a miracle; remarkable and inexplicable by natural laws".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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