Amorphous

Quick meaning: Amorphous is an adjective meaning Lacking a definite form or clear shape.

Meaning

Lacking a definite form or clear shape.

More Meanings

1. (by extension) Being without definite character or nature.
2. (by extension) Lacking organization or unity.
3. (physics) In the non-crystalline solid state of, or being a non-crystalline counterpart to, a crystalline solid.
4. (set theory, of a set) Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.

Example Sentences

amorphous blob

Near-synonym: noncrystalline

The enormous pile of spaghetti landed on the floor in an amorphous heap.

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.

Synonyms for amorphous

Depending on context, synonyms include amorphic, formless, shapeless, unshaped, unshapely, noncrystalline.

Antonyms for amorphous

Common opposites include misshapen, shapely, structured, well-defined, crystalline, crystal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include shapeless, noncrystalline, formless, unstructured, uncrystallized, unformed.

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