Amorphous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having no definite form or distinct shape

lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmpʊsᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐmˈɔːfəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐmˈɔːfəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæmpʊsᵻz/.

Examples

amorphous clouds of insects
an aggregate of formless particles
a shapeless mass of protoplasm

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

formless uncrystallized shapeless unstructured uncrystallised

Parts of Speech

adjective	having no definite form or distinct shape “amorphous clouds of insects”
adjective	lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies
adjective	without real or apparent crystalline form “an amorphous mineral”

Word Forms

shapelessness

noun

an amorphous or indefinite shape

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

amorph

keine bestimmte Form oder eindeutige Form haben

🇫🇷French

amorphe

n'ayant pas de forme définie ou distincte

🇪🇸Spanish

amorfo

sin forma definida o distinta

🇮🇹Italian

amorfo

non avendo forma definita o forma distinta

🇳🇱Dutch

amorf

zonder bepaalde vorm of duidelijke vorm

🇵🇹Portuguese

amorfo

não tendo forma definida ou forma distinta

🇷🇺Russian

аморфный

не имеющий определенной формы или отчетливой формы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेढब

जिसका कोई निश्चित रूप या विशिष्ट आकार न हो

🇧🇩Bengali

নিরাকার

কোন নির্দিষ্ট ফর্ম বা স্বতন্ত্র আকৃতি আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

உருவமற்ற

திட்டவட்டமான வடிவம் அல்லது தனித்துவமான வடிவம் இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరాకారమైన

ఖచ్చితమైన రూపం లేదా ప్రత్యేక ఆకారం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

आकारहीन

कोणतेही निश्चित स्वरूप किंवा वेगळे आकार नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આકારહીન

કોઈ ચોક્કસ સ્વરૂપ અથવા વિશિષ્ટ આકાર નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ಫಾಟಿಕ

ಯಾವುದೇ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ರೂಪ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಆಕಾರವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രൂപരഹിതമായ

കൃത്യമായ രൂപമോ പ്രത്യേക രൂപമോ ഇല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਕਾਰ

ਕੋਈ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਰੂਪ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਆਕਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے ترتیب

کوئی قطعی شکل یا الگ شکل نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无定形

没有确定的形式或独特的形状

🇯🇵Japanese

アモルファス

明確な形や独特の形を持たない

🇰🇷Korean

무정형의

뚜렷한 형태나 뚜렷한 형태가 없는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô định hình

không có hình thức xác định hoặc hình dạng riêng biệt

🇹🇭Thai

สัณฐาน

ไม่มีรูปร่างหรือรูปร่างที่แน่นอน

🇮🇩Indonesian

amorf

tidak memiliki bentuk yang pasti atau bentuk yang berbeda

🇵🇭Filipino

walang hugis

walang tiyak na anyo o natatanging hugis

🇲🇾Malay

amorfus

tidak mempunyai bentuk yang pasti atau bentuk yang berbeza

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير متبلور

ليس لها شكل محدد أو شكل مميز

🇮🇷Persian

بی شکل

بدون شکل مشخص یا شکل متمایز

🇹🇷Turkish

amorf

belirli bir şekli veya belirgin bir şekli olmayan

🇮🇱Hebrew

גָלוּם

ללא צורה מוגדרת או צורה מובחנת

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