phenomenon

Meanings

Plural: phenomena, phenomenon, phenomenons

Noun

any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
a remarkable development
A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
A knowable thing or event (eg by inference, especially in science)
A kind or type of phenomenon (sense 1 or 2)
Appearance; a perceptible aspect of something that is mutable.
A fact or event considered very unusual, curious, or astonishing by those who witness it.
A wonderful or very remarkable person or thing.
An experienced object whose constitution reflects the order and conceptual structure imposed upon it by the human mind (especially by the powers of perception and understanding).

Origin / Etymology

From Late Latin phaenomenon (“appearance”), from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon, “thing appearing to view”), neuter present middle participle of φαίνω (phaínō, “I show”).

Synonyms

event, legend, marvel, miracle, oddity, phenom, prodigy, wonder

Antonyms

noumenon, thing-in-itself

Scrabble Score: 17

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Words With Friends Score: 21

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