Synonyms for phoenix
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fee-niks |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfi nɪks |
Top 10 synonyms for phoenix Other synonyms for the word phoenix
- abnormality
- achieving
- acme
- arete
- barbarian
- brute
- centaur
- charm
- colossus
- completion
- consummation
- crown
- ending
- entireness
- exactness
- excellency
- exquisiteness
- faultlessness
- fiend
- find
- finish
- finishing
- Frankenstein
- gem
- genius
- giant
- hellion
- horror
- ideal
- idealism
- impeccability
- integrity
- leviathan
- lusus naturae
- mammoth
- masterpiece
- maturity
- merit
- miscreation
- monstrosity
- mutant
- nonesuch
- nonpareil
- ogre
- paragon
- pearl
- perfectness
- phenomenon
- phoenix
- precision
- prize
- prodigy
- purity
- quality
- rarity
- realization
- ripeness
- savage
- specialty
- sublimity
- superiority
- supremacy
- titan
- transcendence
- treasure
- villain
- virtue
- werewolf
- whale
- wholeness
- wonder
Définition of phoenix
Origin :- Old English and Old French fenix, from Medieval Latin phenix, from Latin phoenix, from Greek phoinix, mythical bird of Arabia which flew to Egypt every 500 years to be reborn, also "the date" (fruit and tree), also "Phoenician," literally "purple-red," perhaps a foreign word (Egyptian has been suggested), or from phoinos "blood-red." Exact relation and order of the senses in Greek is unclear.
- Ðone wudu weardaþ wundrum fægerfugel feþrum se is fenix hatan["Phoenix," c.900]
- Spelling assimilated to Greek 16c. (see ph). Figurative sense of "that which rises from the ashes of what was destroyed" is attested from 1590s. The city in Arizona, U.S., so called because it was founded in 1867 on the site of an ancient Native American settlement.
- As in jewel : noun something, someone precious
- As in monster : noun giant animal; supernatural being
- As in perfection : noun achievement, completeness
- But, before setting out, they all helped Phoenix to build a habitation.
- Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Major Vernon had risen, resplendent as the phoenix, from the ashes of his old clothes.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- In that connection he mentions a sharp who lives in Phoenix.
- Extract from : « Faro Nell and Her Friends » by Alfred Henry Lewis
- From this to the hour of a late dinner, the Phoenix Park became his resort.
- Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
- You'll get your ticket as usual and a reservation at the Tycho Hotel in Phoenix.
- Extract from : « Security » by Poul William Anderson
- "Open the door, Phoenix," mumbled Calavius, as he rocked and swayed.
- Extract from : « The Lion's Brood » by Duffield Osborne
- "Primarily because I'm not sure now that the Phoenix can break in," answered Dark.
- Extract from : « Rebels of the Red Planet » by Charles Louis Fontenay
- The Phoenix had been destroyed not once, not twice, but three times!
- Extract from : « Rebels of the Red Planet » by Charles Louis Fontenay
- Denver an' Phoenix is both a mighty good distance from here.
- Extract from : « Young Wild West at "Forbidden Pass" » by An Old Scout
- The Pratt home had certainly risen like a Phoenix from its ashes.
- Extract from : « The Camp Fire Girls on the March » by Jane L. Stewart
Antonyms for phoenix
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