phasis

American  

[fey-sis] / ˈfeɪ sɪs /

noun

• phases
  plural

1. a manner, stage, or aspect of being; phase.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• phases
  plural

Etymology

Origin of phasis

1650–60; < New Latin < Greek phásis appearance, equivalent to pha- (base of phaínein to show) + -sis -sis

Example Sentences

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phasis phases

Diana's beauty at this time had taken a new phasis.

From Diana by Susan Warner

That was a phasis of Reuben Dr. Harrison had not seen before.

From Say and Seal, Volume I by Susan Warner

Thus is true Moral genius, like true Intellectual, which indeed is but a lower phasis thereof, "ever a secret to itself."

From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Ernest Rhys

That will be the next phasis in her moral state, and to that I wish to draw your thoughts.

From Coningsby by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield

And under what phasis does it protest against Rome?

From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 by Thomas De Quincey

OpenAI and other companies have added layers of security to prevent safety incidents and are releasing models in phases following the incidents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

"We can improve in the defensive phases but today was an unfair result," said De Zerbi.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Zach Keeling, Sapporo USA CEO, said in a statement that Sapporo USA is winding down the Escondido brewery in phases because it has “not yet found a viable long-term solution” for the site.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The drills reportedly consist of two phases: the first, focused on defending against potential North Korean threats, was due to run until Friday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

I guess it’s fair to say there were two distinct phases to my life in West Virginia: everything that happened before October 5, 1957 and everything that happened afterward.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam