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amorphous
Meaning: lacking a clear or definite shape
amorphous in a sentence
How amorphous is used in real sentences:
The sculptor began with an amorphous lump of clay before any form emerged.
As the fog rolled in, the distant mountains lost their sharp edges and looked amorphous against the gray sky.
“When sociolinguist Mara Chen arrived in Bellwether, reports described the town’s language shift in amorphous terms, mixing anecdotes about accents, school enrollment, and migration without identifying patterns.”
— from the passage Voices Across Generations
Synonyms for amorphous
Other words for amorphous — shapeless, formless and unstructured — carry the same meaning.
- shapeless
- formless
- unstructured
Antonyms of amorphous
Words that mean the opposite of amorphous:
- defined
- structured
- distinct
Where it comes from
From Greek amorphos 'without form'
Word parts
- morph — shape, form
amorphous: a- (without) + morph (form) + -ous (full of)
Memory hook
A (without) + MORPH (form) — amorphous = no fixed shape.