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transfigurative

transfigurative

9.0
Causing a complete or dramatic change in how something looks
  • adjective
  • /trænsˈfɪɡərətɪv/
translation icon : transfigurativo
  • The documentary showcased a transfigurative process that turned waste materials into beautiful sculptures.
  • transfigurative power

Examples

  • The artist's use of vibrant colors produced a transfigurative effect on the landscape, making it look almost otherworldly.

  • After the long journey, the mystical forest had a transfigurative quality that made the travelers feel as though they were in a dream.

  • And while "an encounter with such an instrument was an occasion for faith in God," it is obvious that theophanies no longer have transformative, transfigurative power.

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

metamorphic
vstransfigurative
1 7.6

Changing into a very different form, like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly

is focused on a complete or dramatic change in appearance or form
transmutational
vstransfigurative
1 8.9

Relating to a change from one form or state to another

is about a complete or dramatic alteration in form or appearance

How Transformative

transfigurative
9.0
alteration
102 3.3
cosmetic
95 4.4

Surface Forms

transfigurative positive

Morphology

transfigurative = transfigure (transparent) = transfigure + ative

The adjective is a regular derivation from the verb 'transfigure' with the productive adjective-forming suffix '-ative'.

Etymology

Transfigurative comes from the parts trans- 'across' and figura 'form', the same root as figure. So a transfigurative change is like moving something 'across' into a new form, making it look completely different.