phenomenons
Extraordinary observable events
Phenomenons is a nonstandard plural of phenomenon, whose traditional plural is phenomena.
Phenomenons appears most often when referring to people of exceptional talent or ability: Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan were phenomenons in their sports.
The regular English plural feels more natural when describing remarkable individuals rather than observable events or occurrences.
Events that happen
- eventsThings that take place
- happeningsThings that take place
- manifestationsPerceptible forms of something
- appearancesOutward visible aspects
incidents · episodes · experiences · observations · instances · developments · situations · circumstances
Newly revealed facts
- breakthroughsSudden significant advances
- findingsConclusions from investigation
- anomaliesDepartures from expected patterns
- measurementsQuantified sizes or amounts
observations · experiments · hypotheses · theories · data · variables · constants · effects
Unusually talented youth
- wondersCauses of awe
- marvelsAstonishing phenomena
- geniusesExceptionally gifted intellects
- virtuososSupremely skilled performers
savants · superstars · sensations · talents · miracles · rarities · outliers · exceptions
Prevailing directions of change
- sensationsConscious physical experiences
- crazesSudden widespread enthusiasms
- fadsShort-lived popular phenomena
- movementsChanges in position
waves · influences · impacts · shifts · disruptions · revolutions · transformations · zeitgeists
occurrences
Events that happen
- eventsThings that take place
- happeningsThings that take place
- manifestationsPerceptible forms of something
appearances · incidents · episodes · experiences · observations · instances · developments · situations · circumstances · spectacles
discoveries
Newly revealed facts
- breakthroughsSudden significant advances
- findingsConclusions from investigation
- anomaliesDepartures from expected patterns
measurements · observations · experiments · hypotheses · theories · data · variables · constants · effects · reactions
prodigies
Unusually talented youth
virtuosos · savants · superstars · sensations · talents · miracles · rarities · outliers · exceptions · anomalies
trends
Prevailing directions of change
- sensationsConscious physical experiences
- crazesSudden widespread enthusiasms
- fadsShort-lived popular phenomena
movements · waves · influences · impacts · shifts · disruptions · revolutions · transformations · zeitgeists · booms
phenomenonscommonplaces
Overfamiliar remarks or observations
banalities · trivialities · non-events · regularities · the usual
- natural phenomenonOccurrence not human-caused
- cultural phenomenonWidely recognized societal trend
- rare phenomenonInfrequent happening
- unexplained phenomenonEvent lacking rational account
- pop culture phenomenonTrend dominating mass media
- paranormal phenomenonEvent defying natural explanation