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Antonyms for phenomenon

Grammar : Noun
Spell : fi-nom-uh-non, -nuhn
Phonetic Transcription : fɪˈnɒm əˌnɒn, -nən

Definition of phenomenon

Origin :
  • 1570s, "fact, occurrence," from Late Latin phænomenon, from Greek phainomenon "that which appears or is seen," noun use of neuter present participle of phainesthai "to appear," passive of phainein (see phantasm). Meaning "extraordinary occurrence" first recorded 1771. Plural is phenomena.
  • noun rare occurrence; wonder
Example sentences :
  • The nature of the phenomenon was clear, but the laws which governed it were still a mystery.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • San Francisco was a pleasure-resort as well as a city, and Salt Lake was a phenomenon.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • Duncan observed this phenomenon with natural astonishment not unmixed with awe.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • They re-entered the cottage, and sat some time conversing on the phenomenon they had seen.
  • Extract from : « Maid Marian » by Thomas Love Peacock
  • There was here a phenomenon that no physiologist had yet studied.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • I have nothing to say here about the phenomenon of dreaming: I state only the fact.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
  • Sometimes he had found himself wondering at the phenomenon of her attraction for him.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • These factors, taken together, make up the phenomenon of Thomas Bewick.
  • Extract from : « Why Bewick Succeeded » by Jacob Kainen
  • We have already pointed out this phenomenon in speaking of male eroticism.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • This phenomenon may be limited to a certain woman, but it is more often general.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

Synonyms for phenomenon

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