transfiguration C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌtrænsfɪɡjəˈreɪʃən/ UK /ˌtrænsfɪɡəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a complete change of form or appearance into a more beautiful or exalted state The sunset's transfiguration of the dull hills left the travellers speechless. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a complete change of form... transformationmetamorphosistransmutationchangeglorification Word family Related forms transfiguretransfiguratefigure Etymology AI details From Latin trānsfigūrātiō(n-) ('a transformation'), from trānsfigūrāre ('to change in shape'), from trāns ('across') + figūra ('shape, form'). trānsfigūrātiō Latin trāns Latin figūra Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # transfiguration **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌtrænsfɪɡjəˈreɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌtrænsfɪɡəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ ## Meanings 1. a complete change of form or appearance into a more beautiful or exalted state ## Examples - The sunset's transfiguration of the dull hills left the travellers speechless. ## Synonyms - transformation - metamorphosis - transmutation - change - glorification ## Related Forms - transfigure - transfigurate - figure ## Roots and Affixes - Root: trānsfigūrātiō - Root: trāns - Root: figūra ## Etymology From Latin trānsfigūrātiō(n-) ('a transformation'), from trānsfigūrāre ('to change in shape'), from trāns ('across') + figūra ('shape, form'). ## AI Etymology Transfiguration is from Latin trānsfigūrātiō(n-) ('a transformation'), from trānsfigūrāre ('to change in shape'), from trāns ('across') + figūra ('shape, form'). Important recorded forms include trānsfigūrātiō (Latin), trāns (Latin), and figūra (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a complete change of form or appearance into a more beautiful or exalted state. The wider family includes related words such as transfigure, transfigurate, and figure. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown