merveilleux

== English == === Alternative forms === Merveilleux === Etymology === From the French merveilleux. Doublet of marvellous. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɛɹ.veɪˈjə/, /-ˈju/, /-ˈjoʊ/ === Noun === merveilleux (plural merveilleux) (historical) Contemporary names for an extravagantly dressed French fop or ‘fine lady’ of the period of the Directory (1795–1799), who affected a revival of the classical costume of Ancient Greece. Coordinate term: merveilleuse ==== Translations ==== === References === “‖Merveilleux, -euse” on page 365/1 of § 1 (M; edited by Henry Bradley) of part ii (M–N) of volume VI (L–N; 1st ed., 1908) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles “‖merveilleux, -euse” in the Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed., 1989) === Further reading === Incroyables and Merveilleuses on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === From Middle French merveilleux, from Old French merveillos, merveillus, equivalent to merveille +‎ -eux. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɛʁ.vɛ.jø/ ~ /mɛʁ.ve.jø/ === Adjective === merveilleux (feminine merveilleuse, masculine plural merveilleux, feminine plural merveilleuses) marvelous, brilliant ==== Derived terms ==== merveilleusement ==== Descendants ==== → English: merveilleux === Further reading === “merveilleux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French merveillos, merveillus. === Noun === merveilleux m (feminine singular merveilleuse, masculine plural merveilleux, feminine plural merveilleuses) marvelous; brilliant, etc. ==== Descendants ==== French: merveilleux→ English: merveilleux === References === merveilleux on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)