shapechanging
Altering physical form
Shapechanging is the ability or act of transforming from one physical form into another.
The term appears mainly in fantasy and folklore contexts, describing creatures like werewolves or shapeshifters who alter their bodies at will: The witch's shapechanging powers let her become any animal.
As an adjective, it modifies such beings: a shapechanging demon.
Shapeshifting wolf-person
- skinwalkerNavajo witch who transforms
- selkieShapeshifting seal of legend
- kitsuneJapanese folklore shapeshifter
- changelingSubstituted fairy child
nagas · tanuki · berserker · swan maiden · doppelganger · fetch · boggart · rakshasa
Change form gradually
- metamorphoseChange form entirely
- transfigureChange appearance dramatically
- transmuteChange in fundamental nature
- alterMake a modification
convert · reconfigure · reform · remodel · restructure · refashion · rework · redesign
Concealment through visual blending
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
- mimicOne who copies others
- octopusEight-limbed sea mollusk
cuttlefish · cryptic · concealment · blend · stealth · countershading · protective coloration · masquerade
Able to be changed
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- versatileCapable in varied contexts
- modularMade of separable units
- reconfigurableAble to be rearranged
customizable · responsive · dynamic · scalable · mutable · reversible · convertible · multiform
Without distinct shape
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- proteanReadily changing form
- plasticCapable of being molded
- moldableCapable of being shaped
formless · liquid · mercurial · gelatinous · ooze · blob · slime · viscous
Atmospheric optical deception
- phantasmIllusory supernatural appearance
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- hologram3D image from light
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
projection · hallucination · distortion · visual trickery · phantasmagoria · simulacrum · chimera · seeming
werewolf
Shapeshifting wolf-person
- skinwalkerNavajo witch who transforms
- selkieShapeshifting seal of legend
- kitsuneJapanese folklore shapeshifter
changeling · nagas · tanuki · berserker · swan maiden · doppelganger · fetch · boggart · rakshasa · lycanthrope
morph
Change form gradually
- metamorphoseChange form entirely
- transfigureChange appearance dramatically
- transmuteChange in fundamental nature
alter · convert · reconfigure · reform · remodel · restructure · refashion · rework · redesign · mutate
camouflage
Concealment through visual blending
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
- mimicOne who copies others
octopus · cuttlefish · cryptic · concealment · blend · stealth · countershading · protective coloration · masquerade · impersonation
adjustable
Able to be changed
reconfigurable · customizable · responsive · dynamic · scalable · mutable · reversible · convertible · multiform · variable
amorphous
Without distinct shape
moldable · formless · liquid · mercurial · gelatinous · ooze · blob · slime · viscous · flowing
mirage
Atmospheric optical deception
- phantasmIllusory supernatural appearance
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- hologram3D image from light
glamour · projection · hallucination · distortion · visual trickery · phantasmagoria · simulacrum · chimera · seeming · veil
shapechangingfixed
Restored or immovable
static · unchanging · immutable · constant · permanent
shapechangingunchangeable
Impossible to modify
authentic · genuine · unmasked · undisguised · consistent
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