transformational

/ˌtɹænsfə(ɹ)ˈmeɪʃənəl//ˌtɹɑːnsfə(ɹ)ˈmeɪʃənəl/

adjective

Of, pertaining to or leading to transformation.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English transformation →
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Meanings

adjectivetransformational (comparative more transformational, superlative most transformational)

comparative more transformational · superlative most transformational

  1. Of, pertaining to or leading to transformation.

    Cutting Nottingham-Birmingham journey times from 72 minutes to 27 minutes is indeed transformational.

    2021 January 13, Jim Steer, “'A serious piece of planning' for connectivity and 'levelling up'”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 25
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    Mohamed Adow, the director of Power Shift Africa, said: “This text lays the ground for transformational change. This is the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era.”

    2023 December 11, Fiona Harvey, Patrick Greenfield, Nina Lakhani, Adam Morton, Damian Carrington, quoting Mohamed Adow, “Cop28 draft climate deal criticised as ‘grossly insufficient’ and ‘incoherent’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2024

Origin

  1. Englishtransformation
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishtransformational

From transformation + -al.

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APA

transformational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transformational

MLA

“transformational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transformational. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transformational,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transformational.

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