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Marvelous vs Impressive - What's the difference?

marvelous | impressive |

As adjectives the difference between marvelous and impressive

is that marvelous is (us) exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful while impressive is making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene.

marvelous

English

Alternative forms

* (UK ) marvellous

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (US) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
  • I went to a marvelous party last week.

    impressive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene.
  • Capable of being impressed.
  • appealing
  • Antonyms

    * unimpressive

    Derived terms

    * impressiveness

    Anagrams

    * permissive