Amorphous Definition
ə-môrfəs
adjective
Lacking physical form or shape.
American Heritage
Without definite form; shapeless.
Webster's New World
Lacking organization; formless.
American Heritage
Of no definite type; anomalous.
Webster's New World
Lacking a crystalline structure.
Glass is an amorphous material.
American Heritage
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Origin of Amorphous
From Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (amorphos) "without form, shapeless, deformed" (itself from α- (a-) "without" + μορφή (morphē) "form") + the English suffix -ous
From Wiktionary
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From Greek amorphos a- without a–1 morphē shape
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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