English Dictionary
Definition of “metamorphosis”
metamorphosis (ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs
)
Word Origin
C16: via Latin from Greek: transformation, from meta- + morphē form
Synonyms
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transformation,
conversion,
alteration,
change,
mutation,
rebirth,
changeover,
transfiguration,
transmutation,
transubstantiation,
transmogrification,
Usage examples
In the next four days that Livy spent with them, Ginny witnessed a metamorphosis.
Gaskin, Catherine, The Ambassador's Women (1986)The way we work, the way we interact with each other, even the physical parameters of the workplace are in the midst of a metamorphosis.
Business Today (2001)Radiohead, already notorious for reinventing its sound with each of its six albums, is preparing for yet another metamorphosis.
Edmonton Sun (2003)However, the one exhibit that truly embraces the notion of metamorphosis is Ireland's.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)And yet I knew that somewhere, in some hidden part of myself, I had undergone my own metamorphosis.
Hickman, Katie, A Trip to the Light Fantastic (1993)
