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phenomenal.

Very remarkable; highly extraordinary; amazing.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/fɪˈnɒmɪnəl/Received-Pronunciation/fə-/Received-Pronunciation/fɪˈnɑmɪnəl/Canada, General-American/fɪˈnɔmɪnəl/Australia
  1. Very remarkable; highly extraordinary; amazing.

    colloquial
    phenomenal effort
    phenomenal musician
  2. Perceptible by the senses through immediate experience.

  3. Of or pertaining to the appearance of the world, as opposed to the ultimate nature of the world as it is in itself.

Where this word comes from

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.

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