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amorphous

[uh-mawr-fuhs]

adjective

  1. lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless.

    the amorphous clouds.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. of no particular kind or character; indeterminate; having no pattern or structure; unorganized.

    an amorphous style; an amorphous personality.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  3. Petrography, Mineralogy.occurring in a mass, as without stratification or crystalline structure.

  4. Chemistry.not crystalline.

  5. Biology.having structural components that are not clearly differentiated, as the nuclear material in certain bacteria.



amorphous

/ əˈɔːə /

adjective

  1. lacking a definite shape; formless

  2. of no recognizable character or type

  3. (of chemicals, rocks, etc) not having a crystalline structure

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

amorphous

  1. Not made of crystals. Glass, amber, and plastics are amorphous substances.

  2. Lacking definite form or shape.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • amorphously adverb
  • amorphousness noun
  • ˈǰdzܲԱ noun
  • ˈǰdzܲ adverb
  • ˈǰ󾱲 noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of amorphous1

First recorded in 1725–35, amorphous is from the Greek word áǰDz shapeless. See a- 6, -morph, -ous
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of amorphous1

C18: from New Latin, from Greek amorphos shapeless, from a- 1 + ǰŧ shape
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It was a rather amorphous role that gave him licence to have his say almost everywhere.

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I had final cut, and he had “meaningful consultation,” which is commonplace in documentaries these days, and it is an amorphous concept that he struggled to wrap his head around.

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The amorphous war on terrorism produced an equally indefinite vocabulary for terrorism suspects held by the United States or at its behest.

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It's reminiscent of how anti-vaccine influencers rail against an amorphous "Big Pharma" that allegedly wants people to get autism for unspecified but evil reasons.

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“It’s one way to take this big, amorphous concept," meaning climate change, "and make it more understandable.”

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