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mirabile

wonderful

adjective mee-RAH-bee-leh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: From Latin mirabilis ('worthy of wonder'), from mirari ('to wonder at').

Also means

admirable

Usage Note

Mirabile is a formal or literary adjective meaning worthy of admiration or wonder. In everyday speech Italians prefer meraviglioso or straordinario, so mirabile signals an elevated register. It appears in the fixed phrase mirabile dictu (borrowed from Latin, 'wonderful to say'). The adjective is invariable in gender: un caso mirabile, una vista mirabile.

Examples

"Fu uno spettacolo mirabile e indimenticabile."

Natural Translation

It was a wonderful and unforgettable spectacle.

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