amorphism

noun

amor·​phism

əˈmȯrˌfizəm

plural -s

: the quality or state of being amorphous

Word History

Etymology

German amorphismus, from amorph amorphous + -ismus -ism

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

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