amorphous
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.
Examples
- amorphous blob
- 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.
- The enormous pile of spaghetti landed on the floor in an amorphous heap.
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
formless, shapeless, uncrystallised, uncrystallized, unstructured, amorphic, amorphous, unshaped, unshapely
Scrabble Score: 16
amorphous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordamorphous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
amorphous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary