Amorphous meaning

What does “amorphous” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“amorphous” is an adjective with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: having no definite form or distinct shape.

amorphous

adjective

  1. having no definite form or distinct shape

    “amorphous clouds of insects”

    “an aggregate of formless particles”

  2. lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies

    Synonymsunstructured
  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”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University