a-, an- +

(Greek: a prefix meaning: no, absence of, without, lack of, not)

These prefixes are normally used with elements of Greek origin, a- is used before consonants and an- is used before vowels.

It affects the meanings of hundreds of words.

There are too many words that use these prefix elements to list all of them on this site; however, there are significant examples listed in this and the other units where they exist.


amimia
A loss of the ability to express oneself with signs or gestures.
amnesia
Partial or total loss or lack of memory; the inability to recall past experiences; lacking memory.
amoral
1. Neither moral nor immoral.
2. Not concerned with or amenable to moral judgments; not caring about good behavior or morals; lacking moral principles.
amorph
Without shape or form.
amorphous
1. Having no definite form; shapeless, formless; such as, amorphous clouds.
2. Not belonging to a particular type or pattern.
3. Of no particular kind or character; indeterminate; having no pattern or structure; unorganized: "He has an amorphous style; as well as, an amorphous personality."
4. In petrology, a mineral occurring in a mass, as without stratification, form, or crystalline structure.
5. In chemistry, not crystalline.
6. In biology, having structural components that are not clearly differentiated, as the nuclear material in certain bacteria.
amort
Without life or animation; dejected, as if dead; utterly cast down.
amusia
The inability to produce or comprehend music or musical sounds. From Greek amousia (through New Latin), a state of being without the Muses, especially song.
amyoesthesia
Absence of muscle sensations.
amyoplasia
Deficient formation of muscle tissue and deficient muscle growth.
amyotonia
Generalized absence of muscle tone, usually associated with flabby musculature and an increased range of passive movement at joints.
amyotrophia
Lacking muscle nourishment.
amyous
Lacking muscular tissue or muscular strength.
amyxorrhea
The absence of the normal secretion of mucus.
anacid
Without normal acidity.
anacousia, anacusia, anakusia, anacusis, anakusis
Total deafness; without the ability to hear.

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