The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
phénoménal — phénoménal, ale, aux [ fenɔmenal, o ] adj. • 1803; de phénomène 1 ♦ Didact. De la nature du phénomène, du fait sensible. (Chez Kant) Monde phénoménal et monde nouménal. 2 ♦ (1827) Qui sort de l ordinaire. ⇒ étonnant, extraordinaire, monstrueux,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
phenomenal — The modern generalized meaning ‘extraordinary, remarkable’ • (Interest in the race has been phenomenal York Press, 2002 [OEC]) is now the dominant one, although it retains little of the notion of its meaning in technical (especially… … Modern English usage
phénoménal — phénoménal, ale (fé no mé nal, na l ) adj. Néologisme. Qui tient du phénomène. Familièrement et par plaisanterie, surprenant, étonnant. Voilà qui est phénoménal … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
phenomenal — index extraordinary, infrequent, noteworthy, portentous (eliciting amazement), prodigious (amazing), unusual Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
phenomenal — (adj.) 1825, of the nature of a phenomenon, from PHENOMENON (Cf. phenomenon) + AL (Cf. al) (1). A hybrid coined 1825 by Coleridge. Meaning remarkable, exceptional is from 1850. Related: Phenomenally … Etymology dictionary
phenomenal — *material, physical, corporeal, sensible, objective Analogous words: actual, *real Antonyms: noumenal … New Dictionary of Synonyms
phenomenal — [adj] astounding, exceptional extraordinary, fantastic, marvelous, miraculous, outstanding, preternatural, prodigious, rare, remarkable, sensational, singular, substantial, uncommon, unique, unparalleled, unusual, unwonted, wondrous; concepts 564 … New thesaurus
phenomenal — ► ADJECTIVE 1) extraordinary. 2) perceptible by the senses or through immediate experience. DERIVATIVES phenomenally adverb … English terms dictionary
phenomenal — [fə näm′ə nəl] adj. 1. of or constituting a phenomenon or phenomena 2. extremely unusual; extraordinary; highly remarkable 3. Philos. apparent to or perceptible by the senses phenomenally adv … English World dictionary
phenomenal — phe|nom|e|nal [fıˈnɔmınəl US ˈna: ] adj very great or impressive ▪ the phenomenal success of computer games in recent years phenomenal growth/rise/increase ▪ California had experienced a phenomenal growth in population. ▪ He has learned a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
