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phenomenologically

phenomenologically

1 9.9
In a way that describes only what is seen or experienced, not theory
  • adverb
  • /fəˌnɒməˈnɒlədʒɪkli/
translation icon : fenomenológicamente
  • The experiment aimed to understand human emotions phenomenologically, focusing on participants' direct experiences rather than theories.
  • described phenomenologically
  • experienced phenomenologically

If it doesn't change functionally or phenomenologically how it feels to be that person, I do, what would that matter?

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Examples

  • Finally, the two lifestyles were viewed phenomenologically as contrasting each other.

    Academic text (1995)
  • As Hyde (2005) puts it, "phenomenologically, human beings are always bodily in the world."

    Academic text (2015)
  • Whether or not one is ready at any given point in time has nothing to do phenomenologically with whether one might be increasingly ready later.

  • The present study is, in essence, phenomenologically based.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Their views seem phenomenologically to be similar to Hesychasm, yet they are completely different.

    Academic text (2015)
  • And part of what the poetry is trying to do is get a grip on what's happening phenomenologically, you know, by naming it.

  • Writing about these two experiences phenomenologically and working with the texts hermeneutically revealed their connection.

    Academic text (2000)
  • And what people will tell you phenomenologically about this is it puts a pause in between stimulus and response.

  • At the same time, the coda of nine blank leaves makes the reader inescapably aware of the "real," phenomenologically experienced time required to page through them, which brings another level of temporality into play.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The best that one can glean from the above discussion is that, phenomenologically speaking, ideology is a mishap within the act of the "fusion of horizons."

    Academic text (1997)

Synonyms

empirically
vsphenomenologically
  • Formal
15 6.0

In a way that uses observation or experience rather than theory

focuses on how things appear and on direct personal experience
qualitatively
vsphenomenologically
  • Formal
8 6.6

In a way that shows the kind of something, not how much

focuses on appearance and direct observation instead of quality measures
experientially
vsphenomenologically
1 7.3

In a way that uses personal experience and direct practice

extends beyond single personal experience to shared appearance and observation
observationally
vsphenomenologically
1 6.5

People learn about something by watching carefully and noting what happens

includes subjective appearance and personal experience beyond just watching

How Experiential

phenomenologically
1 9.9
empirically
  • Formal
15 6.0
theoretically
119 6.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

phenomenologically = phenomenological (opaque) = phenomeno + log + ic + al + ly

The adverb is formed by the standard addition of -ly to the adjective 'phenomenological'.

Etymology

Phenomenologically comes from phenomenon ('something that appears') and the part -logy ('study'), so it literally means 'in a way that studies how things appear'. That's why to look at something phenomenologically is to focus on direct experience and what you can observe, not on theory.