Associations to the word «Metamorphosis»
Noun
- Ovid
- Larva
- Juvenile
- Duff
- Nymph
- Caterpillar
- Gregor
- Insect
- Amphibian
- Franz
- Transformation
- Daphne
- Salamander
- Hormone
- Hilary
- Virgil
- Libretto
- Iliad
- Myth
- Odyssey
- Goethe
- Pronunciation
- Frog
- Iodine
- Mythology
- Toad
- Adult
- Butterfly
- Vat
- Beetle
- Novella
- Hera
- Crustacean
- Meteorology
- Mulberry
- Apoptosis
- Reproduction
- Egg
- Allegory
- Names
- Gill
- Transforming
- Chaucer
- Settle
- Nationality
- Settling
- Startling
- Isis
- Devel
- Metaphor
- Elegy
- Orpheus
- Median
- Lineage
- Ajax
- Gland
- Feeding
- Alpha
- Werewolf
- Arthropod
- Transform
- Differentiation
- Lucius
- Motif
- Mcguire
- Artemis
- Roach
- Metabolism
- Zeus
- Oceanic
- Lizzie
- Homer
Adjective
Wiktionary
METAMORPHOSIS, noun. A transformation, such as that of magic or by sorcery
METAMORPHOSIS, noun. A noticeable change in character, appearance, function or condition.
METAMORPHOSIS, noun. (biology) 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.)
METAMORPHOSIS, noun. (pathology) A change in the structure of a specific body tissue. Usually degenerative.
Dictionary definition
METAMORPHOSIS, noun. The marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals.
METAMORPHOSIS, noun. A striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting".
METAMORPHOSIS, noun. A complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.