phenomenalistic

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US /fəˌnɑmənəˈlɪstɪk/ UK /fɪˌnɒmɪnəˈlɪstɪk/ See IPA manual

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relating to or characteristic of phenomenalism

He defended a phenomenalistic account of perception.

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1 adj · relating to or... phenomenalist empiricistpositivist

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realistnoumenal

Word family

Related forms phenomenalism phenomenon phenomenal

Etymology

From phenomenalism (from Greek phainomenon, 'thing appearing') plus -istic; ultimately from phainein ('to show').

phainomenon Ancient Greek phainein Ancient Greek

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# phenomenalistic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** fəˌnɑmənəˈlɪstɪk
**IPA (UK):** fɪˌnɒmɪnəˈlɪstɪk

## Meanings
1. relating to or characteristic of phenomenalism

## Examples
- He defended a phenomenalistic account of perception.

## Synonyms
- phenomenalist
- empiricist
- positivist

## Antonyms
- realist
- noumenal

## Related Forms
- phenomenalism
- phenomenon
- phenomenal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: phainomenon
- Root: phainein

## Etymology
From phenomenalism (from Greek phainomenon, 'thing appearing') plus -istic; ultimately from phainein ('to show').

## AI Etymology
Phenomenalistic comes from phenomenalism (from Greek phainomenon, 'thing appearing') plus -istic; ultimately from phainein ('to show'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek phainomenon and Ancient Greek phainein. As an adjective, phenomenalistic means relating to or characteristic of phenomenalism. The same family is visible in related forms such as phenomenalism, phenomenon, and phenomenal.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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