phenomenon
noun [ C ]
uk
/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/ us
/fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/ plural phenomena uk
/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nə/ us
/fəˈnɑː.mə.nə/phenomenon noun [C] (EXISTING THING)
C1
something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesting:
Gravity is a natural phenomenon.
Do you believe in the paranormal and other psychic phenomena?
- paranormal phenomena
- geophysical and geological phenomena
- Johnson (op. cit., page 53) calls this phenomenon 'the principle of minimal effort'.
- the El Nino weather phenomenon
- This trend is certainly not a new phenomenon.
phenomenon noun [C] (SUCCESS)
The Beatles were a phenomenon - nobody had heard anything like them before.
- celebrityThe magazine is all about the lives of celebrities.
- celebWhich celeb recently spent $60,000 on an engagement ring?
- slebUK She was last spotted interviewing a minor sleb on the red carpet.
- starHer ambition was always to become a movie star.
- superstarRock superstar Elton John grew up working class in England.
- legendHe became a legend in his own lifetime.
- badass
- be the best thing since sliced bread idiom
- beatification
- beaut
- beauty
- bunch
- gem
- humdinger
- jewel
- jim-dandy
- killer
- king
- lulu
- peach
- screamer
- sleeping beauty
- sliced bread
- standout
- sublime
- the jewel in the crown idiom
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