amorphous
a·mor·phous/əˈmɔ(ɹ)fəs/adjective
amorphous is spelled A-M-O-R-P-H-O-U-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables (a·mor·phous). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, amorphous means “Lacking a definite form or clear shape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in amorphous?
| Letters | 9: A-M-O-R-P-H-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: a·mor·phous |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is amorphous?
Amorphous appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce amorphous?
- /əˈmɔ(ɹ)fəs/
- /eɪˈmɔ(ɹ)fəs/
Amorphous has 3 syllables, split a·mor·phous in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-amorphous.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of amorphous
- more amorphous comparative
- most amorphous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amorphous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
amorphous blob
- 2
Being without definite character or nature.
- 3
Lacking organization or unity.
- 4
In the non-crystalline solid state of, or being a non-crystalline counterpart to, a crystalline solid.
Near-synonym: noncrystalline
- 5
Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amorphous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does amorphous come from?
From Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (ámorphos, “without form, shapeless, deformed”) (itself from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”) + -ous. By surface analysis, a- + -morphous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).