phenomenal

English

Alternative forms

• phænomenal (archaic)

Etymology

phenomenon +‎ -al

Adjective

phenomenal (comparative more phenomenal, superlative most phenomenal)

1. (colloquial) Very remarkable; highly extraordinary; amazing.
2. (sciences) Perceptible by the senses through immediate experience.
3. (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

• (very remarkable): awesome (slang)

Derived terms

• phenomenal world
• transphenomenal

Translations

remarkable

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: ilmiömäinen (fi)

Manx: ard-yindyssagh (gv) Polish: niezwykły m.

sciences: perceptible

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: havaittava (fi)

philosphy: pertaining to the appearance of the world

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: fenomenaalinen (fi)

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Dutch: fenomenaal

German: phänomenal (de), fabelhaft (de), sagenhaft (de), ausgezeichnet (de)

References

• “phenomenal” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001