Meaning

7 senses

  1. A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.

    Phänomen, Erscheinung

    явле́ниеjavlénije, собы́тиеsobýtije, фено́менfenómen

    з'я́вленняzʺjávlennja, я́вленняjávlennja, фено́менfenómen

    any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

  2. (broadly)A knowable thing or event (e.g. by inference, especially in science).

    An electromagnetic phenomenon.

  3. A kind or type of phenomenon (sense 1 or 2).

    A volcanic eruption is an impressive phenomenon.

  4. Appearance; a perceptible aspect of something that is mutable.

  5. A fact or event considered very unusual, curious, or astonishing by those who witness it.

    Phänomen

    необыкнове́нное явле́ниеneobyknovénnoje javlénije, фено́менfenómen, феноме́нfenomén

    фено́менfenómen

  6. A wonderful or very remarkable person or thing.

    a remarkable development

  7. 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).

Examples

139 sentences

  1. Acid rain isn't a natural phenomenon.

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  2. Tom devoted his life to the study of this phenomenon.

    deTom widmete sein Leben dem Studium dieses Phänomens. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. It's a normal phenomenon.

    deDas ist ein ganz normales Phänomen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. A rainbow is a natural phenomenon.

    Веселка — природний феномен. — deniko

    ruРадуга - это природный феномен. — papersaltserver

    deEin Regenbogen ist ein Naturphänomen. — MUIRIEL

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  5. An eclipse of the moon is a rare phenomenon.

    Місячне затемнення - це рідке явище. — aandrusiak

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
observable fact or occurrence:
Русский
By meaning 2
observable fact or occurrence:
unusual, curious, or astonishing fact or event:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
observable fact or occurrence:

Origin

From Late Latin phaenomenon (“appearance”), from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon, “t

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

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Forms

plural: phenomena / phenomenons / phenomenon

Synonyms

8 synonyms
observable fact or occurrence:eventA1
unusual, curious, or astonishing fact or event:marvelC2miracleB1oddityC1wonderB1legendB2
wonderful person or thing:phenomprodigy

Antonyms

2 antonyms
noumenonthing-in-itself

Word family

31 related words
Relatedphenephenotype
DerivedphenomenalC1phenomenallyC1coprophenomenondoorknob phenomenonechophenomenonepiphenomenonfis phenomenonimpostor phenomenonmacrophenomenonmetaphenomenonmicrophenomenonnanophenomenonnutcracker phenomenonphenomphenomenalismphenomenalisticphenomenicphenomenicalphenomenographyphenomenologyphi phenomenonprotophenomenonrebound phenomenonsmall-world phenomenon

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pheasantphenolphenomenalC1phenomenallyC1phenotypephenotypicpheromone
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