shapeless

English

Etymology

From shape +‎ -less.

Adjective

shapeless (comparative more shapeless, superlative most shapeless)

1. Without a clearly defined or identifiable shape.
   • 1976, Records in Review, page 407:

     If you skip the prelude, which is at once rhythmically square and shapeless, this Lohengrin starts out decently enough, for Hans Helm is one of the okayest Heralds on disc (a modest compliment, to be sure).

Synonyms

• amorphous, formless; see also Thesaurus:amorphous

Translations

without a shape

• Bulgarian: безформен (bg) (bezformen)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἄμορφος (ámorphos)

• Hungarian: alaktalan (hu), formátlan (hu), idomtalan (hu)
• Latin: informis
• Ottoman Turkish: شكلسز (şekilsiz)
• Polish: bezkształtny (pl), bezpostaciowy (pl)
• Russian: бесфо́рменный (ru) (besfórmennyj)
• Swedish: oformlig (sv), formlös (sv)
• Turkish: şekilsiz (tr)

Anagrams

• phaseless