AMORPHOUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does amorphous mean? • AMORPHOUS (adjective)
The adjective AMORPHOUS has 3 senses:
1. having no definite form or distinct shape
2. lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies
3. without real or apparent crystalline form
Familiarity information: AMORPHOUS used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• AMORPHOUS (adjective)
Meaning:
Having no definite form or distinct shape
Synonyms:
amorphous; formless; shapeless
Context examples:
amorphous clouds of insects / an aggregate of formless particles / a shapeless mass of protoplasm
Similar:
unformed (not having form or shape)
Meaning:
Lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies
Synonyms:
amorphous; unstructured
Similar:
inorganic (lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms)
Meaning:
Without real or apparent crystalline form
Synonyms:
uncrystallised; uncrystallized; amorphous
Context examples:
an amorphous mineral / amorphous structure
Similar:
noncrystalline (not crystalline)
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