Phenomenal Meaning

/fɪˈnɒmɪnəl/
C1

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

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adjVery remarkable; highly extraordinary; amazing.

adjPerceptible by the senses through immediate experience.

He lifted the car with his phenomenal strength.
That was a phenomenal play.
The sector is growing at a phenomenal rate.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her singing was so beautiful and powerful that the audience found it truly ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The athlete's ____ performance broke three world records in a single afternoon.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon)bor. Late Latin phaenomenonder. English phenomenon Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al ▲ Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon)bor. French phénomène ▲ Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French phénoménalbor. English phenomenal From phenomenon + -al, after French phénoménal.

"But he added: "In many places it is likely that battery-electric trains and partial electrification will be more cost-effective than full electrification," describing the costs of full electrification as "phenomenal" while battery costs fall." — 2025 November 26, David Stubbings, “Rolling stock strategy 'will give clarity'”, in RAIL, number 1049, page 7:

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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her singing was so beautiful and powerful that the audience found it truly ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The athlete's ____ performance broke three world records in a single afternoon.

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