amorphous
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- having no definite form or distinct shape
- "amorphous clouds of insects"
- lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies
- without real or apparent crystalline form
- "an amorphous mineral"
- "amorphous structure"
Adj
- Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
- Being without definite character or nature.
- Lacking organization or unity.
- In the non-crystalline solid state of, or being a non-crystalline counterpart to, a crystalline solid.
- Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (ámorphos, “without form, shapeless, deformed”) (itself from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”) + -ous. By surface analysis, a- + -morphous.
Synonyms
amorphic, amorphous, formless, shapeless, uncrystallised, uncrystallized, unshaped, unshapely, unstructured
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 16
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