Transformings

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. The act or process of changing form, appearance, nature, or character; converting something into a different state or condition; undergoing a significant alteration or metamorphosis
2. The process by which something is altered fundamentally in shape, structure, or identity; the conversion or modification of an entity or concept; the event of becoming distinctly different through change
3. The action of modifying or reshaping attributes, qualities, or essence; a comprehensive change resulting in a new form or function; shifting from one condition or state to another

Etymology: "Transformings" is simply the plural form of "transforming," so it names more than one instance of the act described by "transform." Those instances might be separate reshapings or changes, each one a distinct event. The core word, "transforming," is the present participle and gerund form of "transform," and it carries the same sense of a thorough change into a new shape or function. Used in the plural, the noun-like form points to a collection of such changes viewed one by one.

Synonyms: changing, converting, modifying, altering, metamorphosing

Antonyms: preserving, maintaining, stabilizing, keeping, conserving