amorphous
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7.3
- adjective
- /əˈmɔr.fəs/
- Formal
:
amorfoso
- The committee struggled to make decisions because of its amorphous goals and structure.
- amorphous nature
- amorphous group
- amorphous movement
Like how it's just like this ethereal, amorphous thing, right?
- Like how it's just like this ethereal, amorphous thing, right?
- So the public in a certain way is, is amorphous abstraction, ambiguous abstraction.
- This is kind of like amorphous group of, of dumb people who, who make mistakes.
- It's really hard to determine because culture is so amorphous.
- The notion is not that, you know, alcoholism or addiction exists as this like outside amorphous thing.
- A lot of it is just a feeling, like an amorphous fear, a failure, what it would actually look like.
- Or is it more of a just a, an amorphous paying attention?
- Does it have to do with specific amorphous other in his mind that he's envious of?
- There is this kind of amorphous time that is pre creation time, but it's not metric.
- I think during production, especially of because that's when it becomes a reality, you know, on the page, it's just amorphous in a way.
Examples
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"But once again, this is not merely an amorphous phrase."
Academic text (2005) -
The anthropological literature on time is like time itself; vast, amorphous, and with no apparent beginning or end.
Academic text (1999) -
Like how it's just like this ethereal, amorphous thing, right?
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But Lewis's current research shows that it is a much more amorphous concept.
Academic text (2004) -
Players are keenly aware of their presence as individuals, not just as an amorphous crowd.
Academic text (1990) -
Stated goals are tricky; we've been amorphous in this site's goals somewhat on purpose.
Blog text (4) -
The Occupy movement congealed around a very amorphous unease with business as usual in D.C.
Blog text (6) -
Redress is attractive to perpetrators because its amorphous nature involves more symbolism than action.
Academic text (2006) -
Without that distinctive hallmark, they would have disappeared into the amorphous grey of the wider anti-apartheid movement.
Academic text (2004) -
The private sphere is dominated by the youth—that large and amorphous group under the age of twenty-five.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
230
4.6
Not clear or detailed so you are unsure what is meant
33
5.5
Long confused speech or writing that is hard to follow
22
7.2
Said or written in a way that is hard to understand
12
3.5
A thought that is not clear or detailed
4
4.4
Not organized in a clear plan or order
2
7.0
Vague and unclear in thought or expression
1
6.5
Not organised in a clear plan or order
Not organized and having no clear order or pattern
Not having a clear shape or form and often changing
Difficult to understand
Not clear or strong, with little real detail
Not fully formed or decided
Antonyms
Compounds
How Organized
Surface Forms
Morphology
amorphous = morphous (semi-transparent) = a + morph + ous
From 'morphous', the prefix 'a-' yields 'without form', and the sense 'lacking organization or focus' comes by a common metaphorical extension.
Etymology
Amorphous comes from the parts a- 'not' and morph 'shape', so it means 'without shape' and is used for things that have no clear form or plan. That's why we call explanations or groups amorphous when they are vague or badly organized.