phenomenal

See also: phénoménal

English

Alternative forms

phænomenal (archaic)

Etymology

From phenomenon +‎ -al, after French phénoménal.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɪˈnɒmɪnəl/, /fə-/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
(General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /fɪˈnɑmɪnəl/
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /fɪˈnɔmɪnəl/

Adjective

phenomenal (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

(very remarkable): awesome (slang)

Derived terms

Translations

remarkable

Bulgarian: забележителен (bg) (zabeležitelen), необикновен (bg) (neobiknoven)
Catalan: fenomenal (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 現象級／现象级 (xiànxiàngjí), 非凡的 (zh) (fēifán de)
Finnish: ilmiömäinen (fi)
French: phénoménal (fr)
German: phänomenal (de)
Indonesian: fenomenal (id)
Italian: fenomenale (it)
Japanese: 驚異的な (ja) (きょういてきな, kyōiteki na)
Korean: 경이적인 (gyeong'ijeogin)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: diyardeyî (ku), fenomenal
Manx: ard-yindyssagh
Polish: fenomenalny (pl), niezwykły (pl), arcydobry
Portuguese: fenomenal (pt)
Romanian: fenomenal (ro)
Russian: феномена́льный (ru) (fenomenálʹnyj), необыкнове́нный (ru) (neobyknovénnyj)
Spanish: fenomenal (es)
Turkish: fenomenal (tr)

sciences: perceptible

Bulgarian: осезаем (bg) (osezaem)
Catalan: fenomènic
Chinese:
Mandarin: 感性的 (gǎnxìng de)
Finnish: havaittava (fi)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: diyardeyî (ku), fenomenal

philosophy: pertaining to the appearance of the world

Catalan: fenomènic
Chinese:
Mandarin: 現象的／现象的 (xiànxiàng de)
Finnish: fenomenaalinen
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: diyardeyî (ku), fenomenal

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Translations to be checked

Dutch: ^{(please verify)} fenomenaal (nl)
German: ^{(please verify)} phänomenal (de), ^{(please verify)} fabelhaft (de), ^{(please verify)} sagenhaft (de), ^{(please verify)} ausgezeichnet (de)

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “phenomenal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

^ “phenomenal, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

[1] “phenomenal, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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