AMORPHOUS


Meaning of AMORPHOUS in English

/ əˈmɔːfəs; NAmE -ˈmɔːrf-/ adjective

[ usually before noun ] ( formal ) having no definite shape, form or structure

SYN shapeless :

an amorphous mass of cells with no identity at all

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: from modern Latin amorphus , from Greek amorphos shapeless (from a- without + morphē form) + -ous .

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