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shapeless

shapeless

12 3.5
It has no clear shape or form
  • adjective
  • /ˈʃeɪpləs/
translation icon : sin forma
  • In her long dimity nightgown, she was short, shapeless, and cushiony-looking.

Like, what do you do when you just have fine, flat, long, shapeless hair?

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Examples

  • A Regulan blood worm is soft and shapeless.

  • The artist created a shapeless sculpture that looked like a cloud.

  • Like a shapeless, growing thing.

  • So it's beautiful, but it's also shapeless, which is always really disappointing.

  • Let's take on the day in our shapeless T-shirt dress.

  • Against the opposite wall, a shapeless heap of blankets lay on an old mattress.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The door swung inward, carrying him with it, a shapeless bundle of robes.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Billy finally touched his hand to the brim of his shapeless hat in acknowledgment and then addressed Hock.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • It's like this is sounding like an elder God from Cthulhu, like a shapeless, formless, timeless entity.

  • He wore a shapeless coat that hung loosely from his shoulders.

Synonyms

formless
vsshapeless
7 5.6

Something that has no clear shape, like fog or a cloud

focuses on missing a definite outer shape or form
amorphous
vsshapeless
  • Specialized
5 7.3

Not having a clear shape or regular structure

applies to lack of shape or form in any context
unformed
vsshapeless
4 5.4

Not fully developed or given a clear shape

describes absence of shape regardless of development stage
unshaped
vsshapeless
1 5.5

Not made into a finished object

means lacking clear overall shape rather than being unfinished
unshapen
vsshapeless
1 9.6

A thing that has no clear form yet

refers to absence of clear shape rather than incomplete making
amorph
vsshapeless
9.9

Not having a clear shape or form and often changing

focuses on missing a clear outer shape or visible form
amorphic
vsshapeless
8.6

Not having a clear shape or form

refers more generally to not having a clear shape
figureless
vsshapeless
8.4

Without a clear shape or form

describes absence of clear overall shape rather than only recognizability
structureless
vsshapeless
  • Specialized
6.7

Not having a regular internal pattern like crystals

refers to missing external shape rather than inner organization

Antonyms

1 3.9

Arranged in a clear, planned way with regular parts or routines

3.2

Easy to see because it has clear edges and shape

How Shapeless

shapeless
12 3.5
formless
7 5.6
misshapen
14 4.7
irregular
14 3.4
shaped
2.1

Surface Forms

shapeless positive

Morphology

shapeless = shape (transparent) = shape + less

Meaning is directly derived from 'shape' + '-less' indicating absence of shape and is easily inferable by learners.

Etymology

The word shapeless comes from the simple parts shape (meaning 'form') and the ending -less (meaning 'without'). So it literally means 'without shape', like a wet coat or a lump of clay that has no clear form.