Meanings
nounphenomenalism (countable and uncountable, plural phenomenalisms)
plural phenomenalisms
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe doctrine that physical objects exist only as perceptual phenomena or sensory stimuli
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
- Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
- Ancient Greekφαινόμενον (phainómenon)
- Late Latinphaenomenon
- Englishphenomenon
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Ancient Greekφαινόμενον (phainómenon)
- Frenchphénomène
- Frenchphénoména
- Englishphenomenal
- Englishphenomenalism
From phenomenal + -ism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan fenomenalisme, fenomenisme
- fenomenalismedoctrine
- fenomenismedoctrine
Finnish fenomenalismi
- fenomenalismidoctrine
French phénoménisme, phénoménalisme
- phénoménismedoctrine
- phénoménalismedoctrine
Greek φαινομενοκρατία
- φαινομενοκρατία (fainomenokratía)doctrine
Hindi परिघटनावाद
- परिघटनावाद (parighaṭnāvād)doctrine
Italian fenomenismo
- fenomenismodoctrine
Korean 현상론, 현상주의
- 현상론 (hyeonsangnon)doctrine
- 현상주의 (hyeonsangjuui)doctrine
Cite this entry
APA
phenomenalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenomenalism
MLA
“phenomenalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenomenalism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phenomenalism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenomenalism.
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