miraculeux

Definition & meaning

Miraculeux means miraculous: caused by, involving, or resembling a miracle.

It can describe something believed to have a supernatural cause, or something remarkably fortunate or unexpected:

• A miraculous healing.
• A miraculous escape from danger.

It can also mean wonderful or astonishing, though it does not always imply anything supernatural.

Grammar & Word origin

Miraculeux is an adjective. Its forms are:

• Masculine singular and plural: miraculeux
• Feminine singular: miraculeuse ↗
• Feminine plural: miraculeuses ↗

It comes from the Latin miraculosus, meaning “wonderful” or “miraculous,” related to miraculum, “wonder.”

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms:

• extraordinaire ↗ — extraordinary; remarkable, without necessarily suggesting a miracle.
• prodigieux ↗ — prodigious or astonishing, emphasizing exceptional scale or quality.
• merveilleux ↗ — marvelous or wonderful; broader and often less focused on an apparent miracle.

Antonyms:

• ordinaire ↗ — ordinary, rather than exceptional.
• banal ↗ — commonplace or unremarkable.

Common phrases & collocations

• une guérison miraculeuse ↗ — a miraculous recovery or healing.
• un sauvetage miraculeux ↗ — a miraculous rescue.
• un remède miraculeux ↗ — a miracle cure, sometimes used skeptically.