Random Word of the Day: Amorphous

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (amorphos) "without form, shapeless, deformed" (itself from α- (a-) "without" + μορφή (morphē) "form") + the English suffix -ous

Pronunciation

Adjective

amorphous (comparative more amorphous, superlative most amorphous)

•     lacking a definite form or clear shape

        E.g :The enormous pile of spaghetti landed on the floor in an amorphous heap.

•     being without definite character or nature

•     lacking organization or unity

    (physics) in the non-crystalline solid state of a typically crystalline solid.

    (set theory, of a set) infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets

Derived terms

•     amorphism

•     amorphously

Synonyms

•     formless

•     shapeless