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a·mor·phous    Audio Help   [uh-mawr-fuhs] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
2.of no particular kind or character; indeterminate; having no pattern or structure; unorganized: an amorphous style; an amorphous personality.
3.Petrography, Mineralogy. occurring in a mass, as without stratification or crystalline structure.
4.Chemistry. not crystalline.
5.Biology. having structural components that are not clearly differentiated, as the nuclear material in certain bacteria.
[Origin: 1725–35; < Gk ámorphos shapeless. See a-6, -morph, -ous]

—Related forms
a·mor·phous·ly, adverb
a·mor·phous·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1, 2. shapeless, undefined; vague, anomalous.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  amorphous
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  formless, inchoate, irregular, nondescript, shapeless, vague, undefined
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  shapeless
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Having no distinct shape.
Synonyms:  formless, inchoate, unformed, unshaped
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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