Amorphous
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| + | [[Image:Magnum Chaos by Lorenzo Lotto and Giovan Francesco Capoferri.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''[[Magnum Chaos]]'' (c. 1524 ) by [[Lorenzo Lotto]]]] | ||
| [[Image:The Shapeless Polyp Floated along the Bank, a Sort of Hideous, Smiling Cyclops (1883) - Odilon Redon.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[The Shapeless Polyp Floated along the Bank, a Sort of Hideous, Smiling Cyclops]]'' ([[1883]]) - [[Odilon Redon]]]] | [[Image:The Shapeless Polyp Floated along the Bank, a Sort of Hideous, Smiling Cyclops (1883) - Odilon Redon.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[The Shapeless Polyp Floated along the Bank, a Sort of Hideous, Smiling Cyclops]]'' ([[1883]]) - [[Odilon Redon]]]] | ||
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| + | '''Amorphous''', '''formless''' or '''shapeless''' denotes [[lacking]] a definite [[form]] or clear [[shape]]; being [[without]] definite [[character]] or [[nature]]; lacking [[organization]] or [[unity]]. | ||
| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | From Ancient Greek ''ἄμορφος'' (amorphos) "without form, shapeless, deformed" (itself from ''α-'' (a-) "without" + ''[[μορφή]]'' (morphē) "form") + the English suffix ''-ous''. | ||
| - | # lacking a definite [[form]] or clear [[shape]] | ||
| - | #: ''The enormous pile of spaghetti landed on the floor in an '''amorphous''' heap. | ||
| - | # being without definite [[character]] or nature | ||
| - | # lacking [[organization]] or [[unity]] | ||
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| - | ==Synonyms== | ||
| - | * [[Formless]] | ||
| - | * [[Shapeless]] | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| - | *[[Amorphous_creature]] | + | *[[Amorphous creature]] |
| *[[Amorphous solid]] | *[[Amorphous solid]] | ||
| *[[Blob]] | *[[Blob]] | ||
| + | *[[Gristle]] | ||
| *[[Informe]], a concept by Georges Bataille | *[[Informe]], a concept by Georges Bataille | ||
| + | *[[Privative a]] | ||
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Amorphous, formless or shapeless denotes lacking a definite form or clear shape; being without definite character or nature; lacking organization or unity.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (amorphos) "without form, shapeless, deformed" (itself from α- (a-) "without" + μορφή (morphē) "form") + the English suffix -ous.
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See also
- Amorphous creature
- Amorphous solid
- Blob
- Gristle
- Informe, a concept by Georges Bataille
- Privative a
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