Etymology

amorphous

a·mor·phous
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Today it means: Lacking a definite form or clear shape. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄμορφος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄμορφος“without form, shapeless, deformed”
  2. English todayamorphous

From Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (ámorphos, “without form, shapeless, deformed”) (itself from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”) + -ous. By surface analysis, a- + -morphous.

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