shapeless

[ sheyp-lis ]

adjective

1. having no definite or regular shape or form:

   a shapeless mass of clay.

2. lacking beauty or elegance of form.

shapeless

/ ˈʃeɪplɪs /

adjective

1. having no definite shape or form

   a shapeless mass

   a shapeless argument

2. lacking a symmetrical or aesthetically pleasing shape

   a shapeless figure

Derived Forms

• ˈshapelessness, noun
• ˈshapelessly, adverb

Other Words From

• shapeless·ly adverb
• shapeless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shapeless¹

1250–1300; shape + -less; replacing Middle English scaples

Example Sentences

What humans choose to do with this shapeless primordial stuff leaking through the cracks can often be almost comical.

From The Daily Beast

New mothers want two hammocks made of soft, shapeless cotton sewn together and viewed only in a darkened room.

From The Daily Beast

For women attempting to hide the consequences of illicit congress from the world, shapeless dresses only go so far.

From The Daily Beast

People can nitpick ... but we were going for something a bit more shapeless and ethereal than the usual biopic.

From The Daily Beast

And your ceremonial costume… shapeless, uniform, one-size-fits-all.

From The Daily Beast

The loping pursuit of that nameless, shapeless Something sounded like an echo in his head.

From Project Gutenberg

Whether it be found in large shapeless masses, or in strata?

From Project Gutenberg

From these shapeless rudiments we have, it is true, an immense distance to travel before we arrive at syntax.

From Project Gutenberg

Presently Joe raked from among the embers a dozen or more black, shapeless objects.

From Project Gutenberg

The little being lay at the feet of its mother, almost shapeless, and already blackened and shriveled by the fiery sun.

From Project Gutenberg