phenomenon
noun
[ fəˈnɒmɪnən ]
• a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.
• "glaciers are interesting natural phenomena"
Similar:
occurrence,
event,
happening,
fact,
situation,
circumstance,
experience,
case,
incident,
episode,
sight,
appearance,
thing,
• a remarkable person or thing.
• "the band was a pop phenomenon just for their sales figures alone"
Similar:
marvel,
sensation,
wonder,
prodigy,
miracle,
rarity,
nonpareil,
curiosity,
spectacle,
something else,
something to write home about,
something to shout about,
standout,
oner,
• the object of a person's perception.
Origin:
late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek phainomenon ‘thing appearing to view’, based on phainein ‘to show’.
