phenix Meaning, Definition & Usage

Phe"nix noun

Etymology

L. phoenix, Gr. foi^nix.

Wordforms

plural Phenixes

Definitions

1. (Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes. Hence, an emblem of immortality.
2. (Astron.) A southern constellation.
3. A marvelous person or thing. R. Latimer. rise like a phoenix, to resume an endeavor after an apparently final defeat