amorphism

[ uh-mawr-fiz-uhm ]

noun

1. the state or quality of being amorphous.
2. Obsolete. nihilism ( def 3 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of amorphism¹

1850–55; < German Amorphismus < Greek ámorph ( os ) amorphous + -ismos -ism

Example Sentences

Amorphism, a-mor′fizm, n. a state of being amorphous or without crystallisation even in the minutest particles.

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