metamorphosis
Transformation or change.
Greek
Transformation or change.
noun [ met-uh-MOR-fuh-sis ]
A profound or radical change in form, structure, or substance, especially by supernatural means or biological processes.
- 🖊️ If she were to undergo a metamorphosis, what would she become?
- 🖊️ His metamorphosis from a shy boy to a confident leader was nothing short of miraculous!
- 🖊️ Witnessing the metamorphosis of technology over the past decade, one can't help but marvel at the rapid pace of innovation.
- 🖊️ In the quiet of the night, the caterpillar's metamorphosis began, a silent symphony of change.
- 🖊️ The city, once a sleepy town, has undergone a dramatic metamorphosis into a bustling metropolis.
- 🤝 transformation, transfiguration, conversion
- ⚔️ stagnation, stasis
Biological development.
noun [ met-uh-MOR-fuh-sis ]
A biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure.
- 🖊️ In the stillness of the night, the caterpillar's metamorphosis began.
- 🖊️ Witnessing the metamorphosis of a tadpole into a frog is like watching nature's magic unfold.
- 🖊️ If only human lives could undergo such a profound metamorphosis, shedding old selves for new beginnings!
- 🤝 development, evolution, growth
- ⚔️ regression, deterioration