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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

amorphous
    adj 1: having no definite form or distinct shape; "amorphous
           clouds of insects"; "an aggregate of formless particles";
           "a shapeless mass of protoplasm" [syn: amorphous,
           formless, shapeless]
    2: lacking the system or structure characteristic of living
       bodies [syn: amorphous, unstructured]
    3: without real or apparent crystalline form; "an amorphous
       mineral"; "amorphous structure" [syn: amorphous,
       uncrystallized, uncrystallised]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Amorphous \A*mor"phous\, a. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + morfh` form.]
   1. Having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless.
      --Kirwan.
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   2. Without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid
      substance; uncrystallized.
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   3. Of no particular kind or character; anomalous.
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            Scientific treatises . . . are not seldom rude and
            amorphous in style.                   --Hare.
      [1913 Webster] -- A*mor"phous*ly, adv. --
      A*mor"phous*ness, n.
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Thesaurus Results for amorphous:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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