# amorphous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈmɔ(ɹ)fəs/ · frequency rank #30,682

## Definitions
1. Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
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.
5. Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (ámorphos, “without form, shapeless, deformed”) (itself from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”) + -ous. By surface analysis, a- + -morphous.

## Easily confused with
- **amorous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amorous-vs-amorphous)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ammorphous`, `amoprhous`, `amorhpous`, `amorphhous`, `amorphosu`, `amorphouss`, `amorphuos`, `amorpohus`, `amorpphous`, `amorrphous`, `amrophous`, `aomrphous`, `maorphous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/amorphous