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free form
1noun
- a shape having an irregular contour, chiefly used in nonrepresentational art and industrial design.
- Linguistics. a linguistic form that can occur by itself, as fire, book, or run.
free-form
2[ adjective free-fawrm; adverb free-fawrm ]
adjective
- characterized by free form:
free-form sculpture.
- not organized or planned in a conventional way:
a free-form international conglomerate.
- encouraged to function or evolve without advance planning; spontaneous:
free-form management.
adverb
- without restrictions or preconceptions:
The children were allowed to paint free-form.
free form
noun
- an irregular flowing shape, often used in industrial or fabric design
adjective
- freely flowing, spontaneous
Word History and Origins
Origin of free form1
Origin of free form2
Example Sentences
“They look like paintings to me. I’ve been drawing them since I was a kid. They’re free form and always flowing, moving. It’s that dream state.”
White ribbons curl across the composition, their free forms in contrast to the tightly overlapping circles produced by a mechanical plotter.
On Sunday, one passenger said Ryanair staff had been warning customers at Hamburg airport after some had paid for the free forms.
“The internet is the only free form of medium which exists against the present political regime,” he added.
But celebrities don’t have a lock on this free form, open-mic talent show.
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