amorphous
adjective/əˈmɔːfəs/
/əˈmɔːrfəs/
[usually before noun] (formal)- having no definite shape, form or structure synonym shapeless
- an amorphous mass of cells with no identity at all
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from modern Latin amorphus, from Greek amorphos ‘shapeless’ (from a- ‘without’ + morphē ‘form’) + -ous.Definitions on the go
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