shapeless

adjective (shapeless, more shapeless, most shapeless)

«shapeless» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Having no clear or definite shape. tree →
(clothes) Loose and baggy, not fitting the body. tree →
Not well organised: a shapeless story. tree →

In the lessons

In art and science, shapeless things like clouds, jelly or blobs of clay have no fixed shape; liquids and gases take the shape of their container. In stories, a "shapeless figure in the fog" is mysterious and scary. Phrases: a shapeless jumper, a shapeless mass, a shapeless lump.

Examples

The clay was a shapeless lump until she made a pot. tree →
He wore a big, shapeless jumper. tree →
A shapeless figure moved in the mist. tree →
Water is shapeless; it takes the shape of the glass. tree →
The essay was long and shapeless. tree →
The melted snowman became a shapeless heap. tree →

Note

shape + -less (without). Noun: shapelessness. Opposite: shapely (having a nice shape) or well-shaped.

On Mova

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