amorphous
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amorphous
- /əˈmɔ(ɹ)fəs/
- /eɪˈmɔ(ɹ)fəs/
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (ámorphos, “without form, shapeless, deformed”) (itself from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”) + -ous. By surface analysis, a- + -morphous.
adjective more amorphous · most amorphous
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Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
amorphous blob
Similar: formless, shapeless · Opposite: structured, well-defined
- Being without definite character or nature. Gudrun, new from her life in Chelsea and Sussex, shrank cruelly from this amorphous ugliness of a small colliery town in the Midlands. Yet forward she went, through the whole sordid gamut of pettiness, the long amorphous, gritty street.
- Lacking organization or unity.
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In the non-crystalline solid state of, or being a non-crystalline counterpart to, a crystalline solid.
Near-synonym: noncrystalline
Similar: noncrystalline · Opposite: crystalline, crystal
- Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.
Similar: amorphic, amorphous, formless, shapeless, unshaped, unshapely · Opposite: misshapen, shapely
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adj lacking a definite form or clear shape
| Español | amorfo |
|---|---|
| Português | amorfo |
| Deutsch | amorph, formlos, gestaltlos |
| Italiano | amorfo |
| Ελληνικά | άμορφος ámorfos |
| Русский | амо́рфный amórfnyj, бесфо́рменный besfórmennyj |
| Tiếng Việt | vô định hình |
adj being without definite character or nature
| Español | amorfo |
|---|---|
| Português | amorfo |
| Deutsch | amorph |
| Italiano | amorfo |
| Ελληνικά | άμορφος ámorfos |
adj lacking organization or unity
| 한국어 | 조직이 없는 jojigi eomneun |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | αλλοπρόσαλλος alloprósallos |
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