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amorphousness

a·mor·phous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-mawr-fuh s]
    • /əˈmɔr fəs/
    • /ə.ˈmɔː.fə.snəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-mawr-fuh s]
    • /əˈmɔr fəs/

Definitions of amorphousness word

  • adjective amorphousness lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds. 1
  • adjective amorphousness of no particular kind or character; indeterminate; having no pattern or structure; unorganized: an amorphous style; an amorphous personality. 1
  • adjective amorphousness Petrography, Mineralogy. occurring in a mass, as without stratification or crystalline structure. 1
  • adjective amorphousness Chemistry. not crystalline. 1
  • adjective amorphousness Biology. having structural components that are not clearly differentiated, as the nuclear material in certain bacteria. 1
  • noun amorphousness The state or quality of being amorphous. 0
See all 6 definitions of amorphousness

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Origin of amorphousness

First appearance:

before 1725
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1725-35, amorphous is from the Greek word ámorphos shapeless. See a-6, -morph, -ous

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Parts of speech for Amorphousness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Amorphousness

amorphousness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for amorphousness

noun amorphousness

  • shapeless — having no definite or regular shape or form: a shapeless mass of clay.
  • formless — lacking a definite or regular form or shape; shapeless.
  • baggily — baglike; hanging loosely.
  • fluidity — the quality or state of being fluid.
All 4 Synonyms of amorphousness

Antonyms for amorphousness

noun amorphousness

  • symmetry — the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts.
Just one Antonym for amorphousness

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