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Amorphous Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Amorphous has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

having no definite form or distinct shape

"amorphous clouds of insects"

"an aggregate of formless particles"

"a shapeless mass of protoplasm"

2

lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies

"The amorphous blob on the table was just a pile of wet clay that had never formed into any recognizable shape like an animal or plant."

3

(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"

4

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"

5

without real or apparent crystalline form

"an amorphous mineral"

"amorphous structure"

6

Lacking a definite form or clear shape.

"The amorphous pile of discarded plastic sat in the corner, refusing to take any recognizable shape despite being swept there repeatedly."

Example Sentences
"amorphous clouds of insects" adjective
"an aggregate of formless particles" adjective
"a shapeless mass of protoplasm" adjective
"A mob is an amorphous crowd of people without ideals, a sum of individuals in which each lives for himself" adjective
"Her vague, amorphous statement of her predicament was part of what made it so hard for her to solve it" adjective
"an amorphous mineral" adjective
"amorphous structure" adjective
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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