phenomenon

noun

phe·nom·e·non fi-ˈnä-mə-ˌnän How to pronounce phenomenon (audio)

-nən

plural phenomena fi-ˈnä-mə-nə How to pronounce phenomenon (audio)

-ˌnä

or phenomenons

plural phenomena : an observable fact or event

plural phenomena

: an object or aspect known through the senses rather than by thought or intuition

: a temporal or spatiotemporal object of sensory experience as distinguished from a noumenon

: a fact or event of scientific interest susceptible to scientific description and explanation

: a rare or significant fact or event

plural phenomenons : an exceptional, unusual, or abnormal person, thing, or occurrence

Example Sentences

For example, we talk more loudly in cars, because of a phenomenon known as the Lombard effect—the speaker involuntarily raises his voice to compensate for background noise.

John Seabrook, New Yorker, 23 June 2008 This follow-the-winemaker phenomenon is a unique wrinkle in our wine culture.

James Laube, Wine Spectator, 15 May 2008 Contrary to the notion that war is a continuation of policy by other means … , both Keegan and Mueller find that war is a cultural product rather than a phenomenon or law of nature and therefore subject, like other modes of human expression (the wearing of togas or powdered wigs, the keeping of slaves, the art of cave painting), to the falling out of fashion.

Lewis H. Lapham, Harper's, September 2007 The days and nights of the Irish pub, smoky and dark and intimate, are giving way to another phenomenon: the superpub. These are immense places, loud with music; part honkytonk, part dance hall, some servicing as many as a thousand drinkers on several floors.

Pete Hamill, Gourmet, April 2007 They were ephemera and phenomena on the face of a contemporary scene. That is, there was really no place for them in the culture, in the economy, yet they were there, at that time, and everyone knew that they wouldn't last very long, which they didn't.

William Faulkner, letter, 7 Mar. 1957 natural phenomena like lightning and earthquakes the greatest literary phenomenon of the decade The movie eventually became a cultural phenomenon. See More

Recent Examples on the Web An annual dining plan, which became a TikTok phenomenon after members shared ways to eat at the parks every day, rose to $134 from about $80 to $100.

Erin Prater, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022 Vultaggio, the company's cofounder, said he was inspired by Snapple, which was founded in 1972 and became a cultural phenomenon.

Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 27 Aug. 2022 The series quickly became a cultural phenomenon, garnering 6 million views on a single episode, breaking Instagram’s live-streaming record, and winning a Break the internet Webby Award in 2020.

Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 As effective altruism became a global phenomenon, what had been treated as a fringe curiosity became subject to more sustained criticism.

Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 Fiona the hippo — star resident of the Cincinnati Zoo, who became a global phenomenon when she was born prematurely back in 2017 — is officially a big sister!

Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 4 Aug. 2022 Thorpe and the Carlisle football team became a sports phenomenon.

Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022 The Fab Four then made American music better and more popular than ever, as the global phenomenon of Beatlemania proved in the 1960s.

Fox News, 8 July 2022 What was once a niche, indie corner of entertainment has become a global phenomenon.

Ali Pantony, Glamour, 12 June 2022 See More

单词	phenomenon
释义	phenomenon noun phe·nom·e·non fi-ˈnä-mə-ˌnän -nən plural phenomena fi-ˈnä-mə-nə -ˌnä or phenomenons 1 plural phenomena : an observable fact or event 2 plural phenomena a : an object or aspect known through the senses rather than by thought or intuition b : a temporal or spatiotemporal object of sensory experience as distinguished from a noumenon c : a fact or event of scientific interest susceptible to scientific description and explanation 3 a : a rare or significant fact or event b plural phenomenons : an exceptional, unusual, or abnormal person, thing, or occurrence Synonyms caution flash marvel miracle portent prodigy sensation splendor wonder See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences For example, we talk more loudly in cars, because of a phenomenon known as the Lombard effect—the speaker involuntarily raises his voice to compensate for background noise. John Seabrook, New Yorker, 23 June 2008 This follow-the-winemaker phenomenon is a unique wrinkle in our wine culture. James Laube, Wine Spectator, 15 May 2008 Contrary to the notion that war is a continuation of policy by other means … , both Keegan and Mueller find that war is a cultural product rather than a phenomenon or law of nature and therefore subject, like other modes of human expression (the wearing of togas or powdered wigs, the keeping of slaves, the art of cave painting), to the falling out of fashion. Lewis H. Lapham, Harper's, September 2007 The days and nights of the Irish pub, smoky and dark and intimate, are giving way to another phenomenon: the superpub. These are immense places, loud with music; part honkytonk, part dance hall, some servicing as many as a thousand drinkers on several floors. Pete Hamill, Gourmet, April 2007 They were ephemera and phenomena on the face of a contemporary scene. That is, there was really no place for them in the culture, in the economy, yet they were there, at that time, and everyone knew that they wouldn't last very long, which they didn't. William Faulkner, letter, 7 Mar. 1957 natural phenomena like lightning and earthquakes the greatest literary phenomenon of the decade The movie eventually became a cultural phenomenon. See More Recent Examples on the Web An annual dining plan, which became a TikTok phenomenon after members shared ways to eat at the parks every day, rose to $134 from about $80 to $100. Erin Prater, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022 Vultaggio, the company's cofounder, said he was inspired by Snapple, which was founded in 1972 and became a cultural phenomenon. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 27 Aug. 2022 The series quickly became a cultural phenomenon, garnering 6 million views on a single episode, breaking Instagram’s live-streaming record, and winning a Break the internet Webby Award in 2020. Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 As effective altruism became a global phenomenon, what had been treated as a fringe curiosity became subject to more sustained criticism. Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 Fiona the hippo — star resident of the Cincinnati Zoo, who became a global phenomenon when she was born prematurely back in 2017 — is officially a big sister! Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 4 Aug. 2022 Thorpe and the Carlisle football team became a sports phenomenon. Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022 The Fab Four then made American music better and more popular than ever, as the global phenomenon of Beatlemania proved in the 1960s. Fox News, 8 July 2022 What was once a niche, indie corner of entertainment has become a global phenomenon. Ali Pantony, Glamour, 12 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Late Latin phaenomenon, from Greek phainomenon, from neuter of phainomenos, present participle of phainesthai to appear, middle voice of phainein to show — more at fancy First Known Use 1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing phenomenon phi phenomenon phi phenomenon Kids Definition phenomenon noun phe·nom·e·non fi-ˈnä-mə-ˌnän plural phenomena -nə or phenomenons 1 plural phenomena : an observable fact or event 2 : a rare or important fact or event 3 plural phenomenons : an extraordinary or exceptional person or thing Medical Definition phenomenon noun phe·nom·e·non fi-ˈnäm-ə-ˌnän, -nən plural phenomena -nə, -ˌnä 1 : an observable fact or event 2 a : an object or aspect known through the senses rather than by thought or intuition b : a fact or event of scientific interest susceptible of scientific description and explanation phenomenon noun as in miracle something extraordinary or surprising our jaws dropped when we saw this basketball phenomenon play for the first time Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance miracle wonder marvel sensation prodigy beauty portent spectacle splendor flash caution apparition sight appearance curiosity knockout dandy crackajack corker crackerjack jim-dandy
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