word-vault/dist/data/cards/re/remarkable.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "remarkable",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "unusual or surprising in a way that causes people to take notice",
            "sensetop": "remarkable for somethingremarkable that…",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a remarkable achievement/career/talent"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was a truly remarkable woman."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What is even more remarkable about the whole thing is…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The area is remarkable for its scenery.",
                    "contextForm": "remarkable for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is remarkable that nobody noticed sooner.",
                    "contextForm": "remarkable that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What they have achieved is just remarkable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a most remarkable musician"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a truly remarkable discovery"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He adapted to the new situation with remarkable speed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was remarkable that the body had not been found sooner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The interior of the house was remarkable for its beauty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Winning the cup was a remarkable achievement."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "astonishing",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["absolutely", "just", "most"],
                "preposition": ["for"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈmɑːkəbl/",
                "audio": "re/remarkable/remarkable__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈmɑːrkəbl/",
                "audio": "re/remarkable/remarkable__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from French remarquable, from remarquer ‘take note of’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + marquer ‘to mark, note’."
}