Marvellous vs Sparkling - What's the difference?
marvellous | sparkling | Related terms |
(UK) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks.
Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.
Brilliant and vivacious.
* '>citation
Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.
* Nathaniel John Hollingsworth
A sparkling wine.
* 2011 , Michael Cooper, 100 Must-try New Zealand Wines (page 208)
Marvellous is a related term of sparkling.
As adjectives the difference between marvellous and sparkling
is that marvellous is (uk) exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful while sparkling is of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks.As a verb sparkling is
.As a noun sparkling is
act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.marvellous
English
Alternative forms
* marvelous (US)Adjective
(en adjective)- I went to a marvellous party last week.
sparkling
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(-)Synonyms
* glistening, twinkling * (of a beverage) fizzy, carbonatedAntonyms
* (of a beverage) noncarbonated, stillNoun
(en noun)- Bright are the sparklings that beam from the dew.
- Wines like this struggle to stand out on the show circuit, where the judges are more likely to be searching for sparklings designed in the classic Champagne mould.