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amorphous

adjective

Without real or apparent crystalline form

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
A
Ends with
S
Contains
MO
Scrabble score
16
CEFR level
C2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

əˈmɔɹfəs

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Definitions

adjective

  1. Without real or apparent crystalline form

    “An amorphous mineral”

adjective

  1. Unclear because vague or badly organized

    “Her vague, amorphous statement of her predicament was part of what made it so hard for her to solve it”

adjective

  1. (of a group of people or an organization) unorganized or unfocused

    “A mob is an amorphous crowd of people without ideals, a sum of individuals in which each lives for himself”

adjective

  1. Lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies

adjective

  1. Having no definite form or distinct shape

    “Amorphous clouds of insects”

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Example Sentences

An amorphous mineral
Amorphous structure
Her vague, amorphous statement of her predicament was part of what made it so hard for her to solve it
A mob is an amorphous crowd of people without ideals, a sum of individuals in which each lives for himself
Amorphous clouds of insects
An aggregate of formless particles
A shapeless mass of protoplasm

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