amorphous
gb/əmˈɔɹfəs/ us/əmˈɔɹfəs/
C1
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adjective
formal
C1
property
1
vague; lacking clear structure
not clear or well organized
Tipar de utilizare:
an amorphous [plan/idea/movement/organization]
Greșeală frecventă:
Do not confuse with anonymous (unknown name) or ambiguous (having more than one meaning).
Sinonime
ill-defined (emphasizes unclear limits or boundaries.)
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vague (more general; stresses lack of detail.)
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unstructured (focuses on lack of organization.)
Antonime
well-defined (clear boundaries or meaning.)
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structured (organized into a clear system.)
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coherent (logically connected and easy to follow.)
Colocații
amorphous idea
|amorphous plan
|amorphous concept
|amorphous goals
|amorphous movement
|amorphous organization
|amorphous group
|amorphous collection
|amorphous mass
|amorphous sense
Teme
business
|education
|politics
|communication
Exemple
- The proposal was still amorphous, with no clear budget or timeline.
- What began as an amorphous online campaign gradually became a formal organization.
- She had an amorphous sense that something was wrong but couldn’t explain why.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- His plan is amorphous and hard to understand.
- The group has an amorphous structure.
adjective
C1
property
2
shapeless; without a clear outline
without a clear shape
Tipar de utilizare:
an amorphous [shape/mass/blob/cloud]
Greșeală frecventă:
Amorphous describes the shape (or lack of it), not size; a small object can be amorphous too.
Sinonime
shapeless (plain, everyday word for lacking shape.)
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formless (slightly more literary; stresses absence of form.)
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indistinct (emphasizes being hard to see clearly.)
Antonime
distinct (easy to see or recognize.)
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shaped (having a definite form.)
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angular (having clear edges and corners.)
Colocații
amorphous shape
|amorphous blob
|amorphous mass
|amorphous cloud
|amorphous shadow
|amorphous figure
|amorphous lump
|amorphous form
|amorphous silhouette
|amorphous outline
Teme
daily_life
|nature
|art
Exemple
- In the fog, the boat looked like an amorphous shadow on the water.
- The jelly spread into an amorphous mass on the plate.
- From a distance, the crowd was just an amorphous blur of movement.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The stain became an amorphous blob.
- The cloud was amorphous.
adjective
technical
C2
property
3
noncrystalline solid material
not having a crystal structure
Tipar de utilizare:
amorphous [solid/material/silicon/glass]
Greșeală frecventă:
In science, amorphous is different from liquid: an amorphous solid is still a solid.
Sinonime
noncrystalline (direct scientific synonym; emphasizes lack of crystals.)
Antonime
crystalline (having an ordered crystal lattice.)
Colocații
amorphous solid
|amorphous material
|amorphous glass
|amorphous silicon
|amorphous polymer
|amorphous phase
|amorphous structure
|amorphous carbon
|amorphous film
|amorphous state
Teme
science
|materials
|chemistry
|physics
Exemple
- Glass is often described as an amorphous solid rather than a crystalline one.
- The device uses amorphous silicon in a thin film layer.
- Rapid cooling can trap a material in an amorphous phase.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Glass is an amorphous solid.
adjective
technical
C2
property
4
lacking a fixed body form
without a clear body shape
Tipar de utilizare:
amorphous [cells/organism/tissue]
Greșeală frecventă:
This sense is mainly scientific; in everyday writing it usually means “vague” or “shapeless.”
Sinonime
formless (general word; less technical.)
Antonime
structured (having distinct parts and organization.)
Colocații
amorphous cells
|amorphous tissue
|amorphous organism
|amorphous body
|amorphous mass of cells
|amorphous cytoplasm
Teme
science
|biology
Exemple
- Under the microscope, the sample contained amorphous material with no clear cellular structure.
- The organism appears amorphous at this stage of development.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
amorphous
IPA
GB/əmˈɔɹfəs/
US/əmˈɔɹfəs/
Silabe și accent
amorph - ous (2 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ous)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: amorphous
Familie de cuvinte
Core family
amorphously
adverb C1
amorphousness
noun
Related words
formless
adjective
shapeless
adjective
Advanced or less common
morphology
noun C1
morphological
adjective C1
Expresii
an amorphous blob
1/ən əmˈɔɹfəs blˈɑb/
fixed phrase
a shapeless lump
a shapeless lump
Exemple
- On the radar screen, the storm appeared as an amorphous blob.
- He pointed to an amorphous blob of clay and said it would become a bowl.
- The stain on the carpet spread into an amorphous blob.
an amorphous group
1/ən əmˈɔɹfəs ɡɹˈup/
fixed phrase
formal
a loosely organized group
a group with no clear organization
Exemple
- It started as an amorphous group of volunteers with no formal roles.
- The report refers to an amorphous group of investors rather than a single company.
- Opposition came from an amorphous group of activists and local residents.
an amorphous mass
1/ən əmˈɔɹfəs mˈæs/
fixed phrase
a large shapeless amount
a big shapeless group or amount
Exemple
- From the hill, the city looked like an amorphous mass of buildings.
- The spilled wax cooled into an amorphous mass on the table.
- In the darkness, the crowd became an amorphous mass.
an amorphous plan
1/ən əmˈɔɹfəs plˈæn/
fixed phrase
formal
a plan lacking details
a plan that is not clear
Exemple
- They rejected the proposal as an amorphous plan with no measurable goals.
- After hours of discussion, the team still had only an amorphous plan to improve sales.
- Her manager asked her to turn the amorphous plan into a concrete schedule.