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Prodigy vs Phenom - What's the difference?

prodigy | phenom |

Phenom is a synonym of prodigy.



As nouns the difference between prodigy and phenom

is that prodigy is an extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent while phenom is someone or something that is phenomenal, especially a young player in sports like baseball, American football, basketball, tennis, and golf.

prodigy

English

Noun

(prodigies)
  • * 1971 , , Religion and the Decline of Magic , Folio Society 2012, p. 87:
  • John Foxe believed that special prodigies had heralded the Reformation.
  • An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.
  • An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder.
  • A wonderful example of something.
  • An extremely talented person, especially a child.
  • Synonyms

    * (extremely talented person) wunderkind, girl wonder, girl-genius, boy-genius, boy wonder, child prodigy.

    See also

    * precocious * prodigal * child prodigy * prodigy house

    phenom

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone or something that is phenomenal, especially a young player in sports like baseball, American football, basketball, tennis, and golf
  • One who is hip and fashionable
  • Usage notes

    * Often used sarcastically or in jest.