metamorphosis
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metamorphosis
- /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs/ UK
- /ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊsɪs/ UK
- /ˌmɛtəˈmoɹfəsɪs/ Canada, US
- [ˌmɛɾəˈmoɹfəsɪs] Canada, US
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First attested in 1533, from Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis), from μετά (metá, “change”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”). Analyzable as meta- + -morph + -osis
noun metamorphoses
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A transformation, such as one performed by magic.
With Severne she along doth go, / Her Metamorphosis to show ; / And makes the wand’ring Wy declaim / In honour of the British name.
Similar: development, transfiguration, transmutation, conversion, metamorphosis, transfigurement, transformation, transmogrification, sea change
- A noticeable change in character, appearance, function, or condition. The station has been refurbished both at ground level and below ground, where the wide, fluorescently lit platforms are an almost unrecognisable metamorphosis of the dingy, reeking Low Level of old.
- A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development (e.g. the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly or a tadpole into a frog).
- A change, usually degenerative, in the structure of a specific body tissue.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: metabolism, transformation, metamorphic, change, makeover, restructuring, emergence, transmutation, changeover, alteration, transfiguration, remodeling, conversion, overhaul, adaptation, mutation
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noun transformation
| Español | metamorfosis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 변태 byeontae, 변형 byeonhyeong |
| 日本語 | 変態 hentai, 変形 henkei |
| 中文 | 變態 /变态 biàntài, 變形 /变形 biànxíng |
| हिन्दी | कायांतरण kāyāntraṇ, कायापलट kāyāplaṭ, रूपांतरण rūpāntraṇ |
| Kiswahili | metamofosi |
| Português | metamorfose |
| Français | métamorphose |
| Deutsch | Verwandlung, Metamorphose |
| Italiano | metamorfosi |
| Ελληνικά | μεταμόρφωση metamórfosi |
| Română | metamorfoză |
| Русский | превраще́ние prevraščénije, метаморфо́за metamorfóza |
| Tiếng Việt | sự biến thái, sự biến hình |
| العربية | مَسْخ masḵ |
noun noticeable change
| Português | metamorfose, mudança, transformação, mutação, evolução, transmutação |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Metamorphose |
| Ελληνικά | μεταμόρφωση metamórfosi |
| Română | metamorfoză |
| Русский | метаморфо́за metamorfóza |
noun in biology
| Español | metamorfosis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 변태 byeontae, 탈바꿈 talbakkum |
| 日本語 | 変態 hentai |
| 中文 | 變態 /变态 biàntài |
| हिन्दी | कायांतरण kāyāntraṇ |
| Kiswahili | metamofosi |
| Português | metamorfose |
| Français | métamorphose |
| Deutsch | Metamorphose |
| Ελληνικά | μεταμόρφωση metamórfosi |
| Română | metamorfoză |
| Русский | метаморфо́за metamorfóza |
| العربية | مَسْخ masḵ |
noun in pathology
| Português | alomorfia |
|---|---|
| Русский | метаморфо́за metamorfóza |
Talk about this word "metamorphosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/metamorphosis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. metamorphosis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/metamorphosis "metamorphosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/metamorphosis.Cite this
@misc{metamorphosis_2026,
title = {metamorphosis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/metamorphosis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
