Amorphous vs Nebulous - What's the difference?
amorphous | nebulous |
lacking a definite form or clear shape
being without definite character or nature
lacking organization or unity
(physics) in the non-crystalline solid state of a typically crystalline solid.
(set theory, of a set) infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets
In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
Vague or ill-defined.
* 1915 , Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear
Relating to a nebula or nebulae.
As adjectives the difference between amorphous and nebulous
is that amorphous is lacking a definite form or clear shape while nebulous is in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.amorphous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- ''The enormous pile of spaghetti landed on the floor in an amorphous heap.
Derived terms
* amorphism * amorphouslySynonyms
* formless * shapelessnebulous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The magistrate could not possibly, on the evidence, have held them for a higher court. On the one hand the compositors and pressmen were forced to admit that the light was uncertain, that they were themselves much perturbed, and that it was difficult for them to swear to the identity of the assailants; although they believed that the accused were among them. Cross examined by the clever attorney who had been engaged by McGinty, they were even more nebulous in their evidence.
