n.
Pronunciation: -n ə - ˌ li-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: circa 1865
1 : a theory that limits knowledge to phenomena only
2 : a theory that all knowledge is of phenomena and that what is construed to be perception of material objects is simply perception of sense-data
– phe · nom · e · nal · ist \ -list \ noun or adjective
– phe · nom · e · nal · is · tic \ - ˌ nä-m ə -n ə - ' lis-tik \ adjective
– phe · nom · e · nal · is · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb