amorphyn.

Brit.

/əˈmɔːfi/, U.S.

/əˈmɔrfi/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin amorphia; Greek ἀμορϕία.

Etymology: < (i) post-classical Latin amorphia (1640 or earlier), or its etymon (ii) ancient Greek ἀμορϕία unshapeliness, unsightliness, in Hellenistic Greek also formlessness < ἄμορϕος shapeless (see amorphous adj.) + -ία -y suffix³. Compare later amorphous adj.

Originally humorous.

Shapelessness; lack of definite form or character; disorder, disorganization.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > lack of shape > [noun]

unshapefulness1535

shapelessness1587

amorphy1704

formlessness1727

amorphism1835

amorphousness1843

1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub v. 113 His Epidemical Diseases being Fastiodisity, Amorphy, and Oscitation.

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Amorphy, the want of form or comeliness.

1919 Chem. Abstr. 13 1163 Anisotropy in crystals is due to a kind of trellis-work structure and no real state of amorphy exists.

1973 T. O'Hagan tr. N. Poulantzas Polit. Power & Social Classes iii. 107 A phenomenon characterized by a sociological amorphy.

1995 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 103 48 Anarchy is always liable to ‘break down’ into amorphy or ‘break up’ into organization!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amorphy
释义	amorphyn. Brit. /əˈmɔːfi/, U.S. /əˈmɔrfi/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin amorphia; Greek ἀμορϕία. Etymology: < (i) post-classical Latin amorphia (1640 or earlier), or its etymon (ii) ancient Greek ἀμορϕία unshapeliness, unsightliness, in Hellenistic Greek also formlessness < ἄμορϕος shapeless (see amorphous adj.) + -ία -y suffix³. Compare later amorphous adj. Originally humorous. Shapelessness; lack of definite form or character; disorder, disorganization. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > lack of shape > [noun] unshapefulness1535 shapelessness1587 amorphy1704 formlessness1727 amorphism1835 amorphousness1843 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub v. 113 His Epidemical Diseases being Fastiodisity, Amorphy, and Oscitation. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Amorphy, the want of form or comeliness. 1919 Chem. Abstr. 13 1163 Anisotropy in crystals is due to a kind of trellis-work structure and no real state of amorphy exists. 1973 T. O'Hagan tr. N. Poulantzas Polit. Power & Social Classes iii. 107 A phenomenon characterized by a sociological amorphy. 1995 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 103 48 Anarchy is always liable to ‘break down’ into amorphy or ‘break up’ into organization! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1704
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