phenomenological

adjective

phe·​nom·​e·​no·​log·​i·​cal fi-ˌnä-mə-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

1

: of or relating to phenomenology

2

: phenomenal

3

: of or relating to phenomenalism

phenomenologically

fi-ˌnä-mə-nə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Holl emerged as a magnetic force within the profession in the late 1980s, a philosopher-architect who spoke poetically (if somewhat abstrusely) of the phenomenological qualities of buildings, and illustrated his work with lovely drawings that seemed closer to Paul Klee than Paul Rudolph. —Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 24 June 2021

These three revelation experiences share many phenomenological components like feeling and hearing a presence, seeing a figure, seeing lights, and feeling of fear. —Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2012

Contemporary research into addiction, which has approached the behavior from a phenomenological perspective, asks what personal motivations may lead a person to develop an addictive behavior. —Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2022

To be sure, these substances facilitate profound phenomenological experiences. —Michael Pollack, STAT, 17 Aug. 2022

Her approach was phenomenological, moving down to the bottom of perception and meaning-making. —Sarah Weinman, The New Republic, 18 June 2021

Luhrmann’s methods are phenomenological, deliberately small. —Anne Enright, The New York Review of Books, 23 Feb. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1