phenomenological

adjective

phe·​nom·​e·​no·​log·​i·​cal fi-ˌnä-mə-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl How to pronounce phenomenological (audio)
1
: of or relating to phenomenology
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3
: of or relating to phenomenalism
phenomenologically adverb

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Carl Rogers argued that external diagnostic categories and standardized assessments miss what matters most — the person’s own phenomenological reality. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026 In phenomenological terms, there is no boundary between mind and world: the two are intertwined. Max Norman, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024 The data was then coded and analyzed using interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA), a qualitative research methodology that explores how individuals make sense of their experiences. New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2024 Provide Tools To Disrupt Everyday Bias After training to ensure leaders accept that none of us is a phenomenological exception to unconscious bias, equip leaders with the tools to disrupt bias in the everyday flow of work. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 While the similarity could be just phenomenological, this indicates a possibility that mycelium networks transform information via interaction of spikes and trains of spikes in manner homologous to neurons. Lloyd Alter, Treehugger, 20 Oct. 2023 Katchadourian’s phenomenological exercise similarly encourages free-floating slippages in thinking, the euphoric discovery of hidden connections. Vulture, 26 May 2023 Our philosophy was to define a phenomenological model that encompasses the generic signatures of bubble collisions, and use the data to constrain the free parameters in the model. Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2010

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of phenomenological was circa 1858

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“Phenomenological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phenomenological. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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