Meaning

5 senses
  1. Lacking a definite form or clear shape.

    amorphous blob

    The enormous pile of spaghetti landed on the floor in an amorphous heap.

    amorph, formlos, gestaltlos

    амо́рфныйamórfnyj, бесфо́рменныйbesfórmennyj

    having no definite form or distinct shape

  2. (broadly)Being without definite character or nature.

    amorph

  3. (broadly)Lacking organization or unity.

  4. In the non-crystalline solid state of, or being a non-crystalline counterpart to, a crystalline solid.

    Near-synonym: noncrystalline

    Glass is an amorphous solid, but some glass is called "crystal" because it looks crystalline and has been called crystal since before humans even understood molecular structure at all.

    amorph

    амо́рфныйamórfnyj

  5. Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. He saw an amorphous figure in baggy clothing.

  2. They're an amorphous group of activists, artists, and burnouts.

  3. As elsewhere in the world, the region's collection of blogs on the Internet is diverse and amorphous.

  4. But it is also true that there can be no dictionary of words presented as amorphous raw material.

  5. The mission statement sounds a bit amorphous to me. Can't we make it more concrete?

Translations

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Origin

From Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (ámorphos, “without form, shapeless, deformed”) (itself from ἀ-

From Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (ámorphos, “without form, shapeless, deformed”) (itself from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”) + -ous. By surface analysis, a- + -morphous.

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Forms

more amorphous, most amorphous
Comparativemore amorphous Lesson
Superlativemost amorphous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

6 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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