miracle

/ˈmɪr.ə.kəl/

nounmir · a · cle

A MIRACLE has a MIR in front—think “MIR” + “a” + “cle” (like “mir-a-cle”).

Yes, it's miracle. Don’t swap the vowels: it’s **mi**-ra- (short i, then a), and it ends with **-cle** like *uncle*.

Definitions

  1. nounan amazing event that seems impossible and is often believed to be caused by a divine power
  2. nouna very lucky or surprising result that is hard to explain

Examples

  • The doctors called her recovery a miracle.
  • It was a miracle that we caught the last train home.
  • The small team pulled off a miracle and finished the project on time.

Synonyms

wondermarvelphenomenongodsendstroke of luck

Antonyms

disastermisfortune

Translations

ES milagroPT milagreFR miracle

Common misspellings

miriclemiracalmiraklemiricleemirraclemiracelmiraclelmiraccle

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