phoenix
A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
Noun 4 meanings
A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed.
“Astronomers believe planets might form in this dead star's disk, like the mythical Phoenix rising up out of the ashes.”
A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.
A geometer moth of species Eulithis prunata.
Verb 1 meaning
To transfer assets from one company to another to dodge liability
Etymology
From Old English and Old French fenix, from Medieval Latin phenix, from Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoînix), from Egyptian b-n:nw*w-G31 (bnw, “grey heron”). Doublet of Bennu.
PHOENIX at a glance
PHOENIX has 7 letters and scores 19 points in Scrabble (P 3 + H 4 + O 1 + E 1 + N 1 + I 1 + X 8) and 20 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,982 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with phoenix
All rhymes- PHENIX18
- FORNIX16
- COTURNIX17
- VERNIX16
- CHENIX18
- CHOENIX19
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