mirable

M3I1R1A1B3L1E1

adjective

wonderful; admirable

OriginLatin mīrābilis →
Scrabble 11
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Meanings

adjectivemirable (comparative more mirable, superlative most mirable)

comparative more mirable · superlative most mirable

  1. obsoletewonderful; admirable

    Not Neoptolemus so mirable.

    c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v]

Origin

  1. Latinmīrābilis
  2. Englishmirable

From Latin mīrābilis, from mīrārī (“to wonder”). Compare Old French mirable. See marvel. Doublet of mirabilis.

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Anagrams

MirabelAmbrielremblai
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APA

mirable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mirable

MLA

“mirable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mirable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mirable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mirable.

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