noun, plural nou·me·na [noo-muh-nuh] /ˈnu mə nə/.
- the object, itself inaccessible to experience, to which a phenomenon is referred for the basis or cause of its sense content.
- a thing in itself, as distinguished from a phenomenon or thing as it appears.
- Kantianism. something that can be the object only of a purely intellectual, nonsensuous intuition.
noun plural -na (-nə)
- (in the philosophy of Kant) a thing as it is in itself, not perceived or interpreted, incapable of being known, but only inferred from the nature of experienceCompare phenomenon (def. 3) See also thing-in-itself
- the object of a purely intellectual intuition
n.1796, “object of intellectual intuition” (opposed to a phenomenon), term introduced by Kant, from Greek noumenon “that which is perceived,” neuter passive present participle of noein “to apprehend, perceive by the mind” (from noos “mind”). With passive suffix -menos.