Phenomenal - English meaning

adjective

Causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing.

Usage examples:

An amazing number of people registered

verb

Surprise (someone) greatly; fill with astonishment.

Usage examples:

She amazed doctors by fighting back when her deteriorating condition caused her to suffer heart fai…

adjective

Making someone feel extremely surprised

Usage examples:

It’s pretty amazing how much top athletes get paid.

adjective

Extremely surprising or impressive; amazing.

Usage examples:

An astonishing achievement

verb

Surprise or impress (someone) greatly.

Usage examples:

You never fail to astonish me

adjective

Surprisingly impressive or notable.

Usage examples:

The summit offers astounding views

verb

Shock or greatly surprise.

Usage examples:

Her bluntness astounded him

adjective

Very surprising or shocking

Usage examples:

An astounding fact/decision/revelation, an astounding (= very great) victory/achievement/success

adjective

Astonishing or awe-inspiring in quality, so as to take one's breath away.

Usage examples:

The scene was one of breathtaking beauty

adjective

Extremely good, beautiful, or exciting

Usage examples:

The violin solo was breathtaking., breathtakingly beautiful scenery

adjective

Unusual; not typical.

Usage examples:

Late claims will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances

noun

An item in a company's accounts arising from its normal activity but much larger or smaller than usual.

Usage examples:

This drop in operating profit caused pre-tax profit before accounting for exceptionals to fall from…

adjective

Not like most others of the same type; unusual

Usage examples:

This is an exceptional contract, guaranteeing no layoffs., davis has done an exceptional job of rep…

adjective

Very unusual or remarkable.

Usage examples:

The extraordinary plumage of the male

noun

An item in a company's accounts not arising from its normal activities.

Usage examples:

Of the total "army extraordinaries" of £315,917 submitted to the house of commons on february 6, 17…

adjective

Very unusual and special; different in type or greater in degree than the usual or ordinary

Usage examples:

Being chairman gave him an extraordinary sense of power., she was an extraordinary woman, and no on…

adjective

Impossible to believe.

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An almost incredible tale of triumph and tragedy

adjective

Impossible or very difficult to believe

Usage examples:

She showed incredible courage and determination in coming back from her injuries to compete again a…

adjective

Extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive.

Usage examples:

A dramatic landscape of magnificent mountains

adjective

Causing great wonder; extraordinary.

Usage examples:

These marvellous technological toys are fun to play with

adjective

Extremely good

Usage examples:

He's done a marvellous job of the decorating., it took me ages to get it right, but it was a marvel…

adjective

Of the nature of a miracle or having the power to work miracles.

Usage examples:

A miraculous cure

adjective

Unusual and mysterious because of being caused by god, or very surprising and unexpected

Usage examples:

He made a miraculous recovery from heart disease., miraculously, all 25 crewmen aboard the eight pl…

adjective

Exceptionally good.

Usage examples:

The team's outstanding performance

Of major significance or importance

adjective

Worthy of attention; striking.

Usage examples:

A remarkable coincidence

adjective

Unusual and surprising

Usage examples:

He’s a remarkable young man., they were remarkably calm after the crash.

adjective

Causing great public interest and excitement.

Usage examples:

A sensational murder trial

adjective

Very exciting, or extremely good

Usage examples:

She was absolutely sensational in that movie., readers love sensational crime stories.

adjective

(of a word or form) denoting or referring to just one person or thing.

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The third person singular form of the verb

noun

A singular word or form.

Usage examples:

This difference between the two constructions follows from the fact that bare plurals, but not inde…

adjective

Being the form of a word used to talk about only one thing

Usage examples:

A singular noun/verb, "woman" is singular, but "women" is plural., his campaign was singular becaus…

adjective

Deeply shocking; astonishing.

Usage examples:

The staggering bills for maintenance and repair

verb

Walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

Usage examples:

He staggered to his feet, swaying a little

adjective

Extremely impressive or attractive.

Usage examples:

She looked stunning

verb

Knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state.

Usage examples:

The man was stunned by a blow to the head

adjective

Extremely beautiful or attractive

Usage examples:

They make a stunning couple., a stunning victory

contraction

One.

Usage examples:

A good 'un

prefix

(added to adjectives, participles, and their derivatives) denoting the absence of a quality or state; not.

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Unabashed

prefix

(added to verbs) denoting the reversal or cancellation of an action or state.

Usage examples:

Untie

adjective

Inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good; marvellous.

Usage examples:

They all think she's wonderful

adjective

Extremely good

Usage examples:

Becoming a father was the most wonderful experience of my life., i took a vacation and feel wonderf…