phenomenal
/fɪˈnɑmɪnəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Perceptible by the senses through immediate experience.
adj
Of or pertaining to the appearance of the world, as opposed to the ultimate nature of the world as it is in itself.
Example Sentences
- "phenomenal effort"
- "phenomenal musician"
- "phenomenal success"
- "phenomenal victory"
- "But he added: "In many places it is likely that battery-electric trains and partial electrification will be more cost-effective than full electrification," describing the costs of full electrification as "phenomenal" while battery costs fall."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon)bor. Late Latin phaenomenonder. English phenomenon Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al ▲ Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon)bor. French phénomène ▲ Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French phénoménalbor. English phenomenal From phenomenon + -al, after French phénoménal.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: phénoménal
- Suffix: phenomenon
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /fɪˈnɑmɪnəl/
- British English: /fɪˈnɒmɪnəl/