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amorphous

adjective

amor·​phous ə-ˈmȯr-fəs How to pronounce amorphous (audio)
1
a
: having no definite form : shapeless
an amorphous cloud mass
b
: being without definite character or nature : unclassifiable
an amorphous segment of society
c
: lacking organization or unity
an amorphous style of writing
2
: having no real or apparent crystalline form
an amorphous mineral
amorphously adverb
amorphousness noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Astronomers think our solar system took shape when an amorphous interstellar cloud of dust and gas collapsed under its own weight. The conservation of angular momentum, or spin, kept some of the material from simply falling all the way to the newborn sun; instead it settled into a pancake shape. Michael W. Werner et al., Scientific American, June 2009 Most library and academic accrediting associations either ignore weeding or have general, rather amorphous, standards. Among the more specific standards are those of the American Library Associations' 1967 public library systems standards, which suggest annual weeding of at least 5 percent of "community collections," with headquarters libraries weeding more cautiously … LJ Special Report, 1990 A quarter of a century ago, author Betty Friedan stumbled upon a "problem that has no name."" Middle-class American women were prisoners of gilded cages, she argued, unfulfilled by their exclusive roles as wives and mother. Friedan gave the amorphous problem, and the book that described it, a name—"The Feminine Mystique"—and with it helped launch one of the most transforming social movements in modern history." Eloise Salholz et al., Newsweek, 31 Mar. 1986 Oblivious to all the attention, the big cat calmly sashayed to a concave little hollow scooped out of an artificial granite cliff-side at the rear of her cage. There, her four sleeping, newborn cubs were nestled one atop another so tightly that they formed one amorphous lump of fur. Jon Luoma, Audubon, November 1982 an amorphous segment of society amorphous lumps of clay magically transformed by a skilled potter's hands into works of art See More
Recent Examples on the Web Goodwill is important – vital, even – but a little amorphous. Steve Strauss, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2022 And in the amorphous plenitude beyond the deal lies the free. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 Too often, CISOs will walk into a meeting with an amorphous statement of how their budget will pay for itself and a lack of a clear direction on how the budget would reduce risk. Shankar Somasundaram, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 Nail artist Betina Goldstein set out to inspire your next minimalist manicure, bedecking otherwise naked nails in amorphous drops of molten metallic. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2022 The direction of and vision for the team is amorphous and nebulous. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022 After two years away from these public hearings, a transition of power in the US, and the world-changing impacts of the pandemic, the report and hearing seemed to simmer with angst over the scale and scope of so many vast, amorphous threats. Lily Hay Newman, Wired, 14 Apr. 2021 But post-pandemic, they’re being replaced with softer and more amorphous traits like emotional awareness and the ability to connect with a team. Jane Thier, Fortune, 26 July 2022 The amorphous effort attracted a lot of attention but stalled out and formally ended last year. New York Times, 21 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Greek amorphos, from a- + morphē form

First Known Use

circa 1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of amorphous was circa 1727

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