amorphy

noun

amor·​phy

ˈāˌmȯrfēˌ,

əˈm-

plural -es

: amorphism

Word History

Etymology

Greek, amorphia shapelessness, from amorph- + -ia -y

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined above

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