phoenix
noun
phoe·nix ˈfē-niks 
: a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
also : a person or thing likened to the phoenix
phoenixlike
ˈfē-niks-ˌlīk
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The show is a chance to start new, for a phoenix to be born once again from the ashes. 
Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2022 Amid designs that embrace asymmetry and exceptional stones, the stunner of the collection is Akh-Ba-Ka necklace, a design that puts one in mind of a phoenix rising and also boasts a terrific backstory. Laurie Brookins, Robb Report, 13 July 2022 Abe was a political phoenix, rising from the ashes of a failed first term as premier in 2006-07. Michael Auslin, WSJ, 8 July 2022 Then in the 1990s, the lighthouse really turned heads with art of a fire-breathing dragon on one side and a soaring phoenix on the other, perfect emblems for what was then an Asian restaurant called Sam Won Garden. René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 7 July 2022 Down the line, a crypto phoenix will rise out of the ashes, with less euphoria, similar to the way that the dot-com sector emerged from the dot-com bubble. Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 1 July 2022 Flying across it is a bird, perhaps a phoenix, rendered almost in calligraphy. Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 It was born in the spirit of unifying Europe as a phoenix that rose from the ashes of World War II. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 May 2022 Åkerlund retained the idea of an animal, but chose the phoenix as being representative of the band’s reemergence. Vogue, 26 May 2022 See More
Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2022 Amid designs that embrace asymmetry and exceptional stones, the stunner of the collection is Akh-Ba-Ka necklace, a design that puts one in mind of a phoenix rising and also boasts a terrific backstory. Laurie Brookins, Robb Report, 13 July 2022 Abe was a political phoenix, rising from the ashes of a failed first term as premier in 2006-07. Michael Auslin, WSJ, 8 July 2022 Then in the 1990s, the lighthouse really turned heads with art of a fire-breathing dragon on one side and a soaring phoenix on the other, perfect emblems for what was then an Asian restaurant called Sam Won Garden. René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 7 July 2022 Down the line, a crypto phoenix will rise out of the ashes, with less euphoria, similar to the way that the dot-com sector emerged from the dot-com bubble. Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 1 July 2022 Flying across it is a bird, perhaps a phoenix, rendered almost in calligraphy. Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 It was born in the spirit of unifying Europe as a phoenix that rose from the ashes of World War II. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 May 2022 Åkerlund retained the idea of an animal, but chose the phoenix as being representative of the band’s reemergence. Vogue, 26 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English fenix, from Old English, from Latin phoenix, from Greek phoinix
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
phoenix
noun
phoe·nix ˈfē-niks
: a legendary bird which was thought to live for 500 years, burn itself to death, and rise newborn from the ashes
Geographical Definition
Phoenix
geographical name
Phoe·nix ˈfē-niks
city on the Salt River in Arizona population 1,445,632
Note: Phoenix is Arizona's capital and its most populous city.
Phoenician
fē-ˈni-shən
noun