phenomenal
See also: phénoménal
English
editAlternative forms
edit- phænomenal (archaic)
Etymology
editFrom phenomenon + -al, after French phénoménal.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɪˈnɒmɪnəl/, /fə-/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /fɪˈnɑmɪnəl/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /fɪˈnɔmɪnəl/
Adjective
editphenomenal (comparative more phenomenal, superlative most phenomenal)
- (colloquial) Very remarkable; highly extraordinary; amazing.
- (sciences) Perceptible by the senses through immediate experience.
- (philosophy) Of or pertaining to the appearance of the world, as opposed to the ultimate nature of the world as it is in itself.
Synonyms
edit- (very remarkable): awesome (slang)
Derived terms
edit- epiphenomenal
- extraphenomenal
- hyperphenomenal
- macrophenomenal
- metaphenomenal
- microphenomenal
- nonphenomenal
- paraphenomenal
- phenomenal consciousness
- phenomenalism
- phenomenalist
- phenomenalistic
- phenomenality
- phenomenalize
- phenomenally
- phenomenal world
- protophenomenal
- superphenomenal
- symphenomenal
- transphenomenal
- unphenomenal
Translations
editremarkable
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sciences: perceptible
philosophy: pertaining to the appearance of the world
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References
edit- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “phenomenal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ “phenomenal, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
