amorphous

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective having no definite form or distinct shape
  2. adjective lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies
  3. adjective without real or apparent crystalline form

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (ámorphos, “without form, shapeless, deformed”) (itself from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”) + -ous. By surface analysis, a- + -morphous.

In classic literature

Synonyms

formless, shapeless

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