shapeless

adjective

shape·​less ˈshā-pləs 

1

: having no definite shape

2

a

: deprived of usual or normal shape : misshapen

a shapeless old hat

b

: not shapely

shapelessly adverb

shapelessness noun

Synonyms

• deformed
• distorted
• malformed
• misshapen
• monstrous

Examples of shapeless in a Sentence

an old, shapeless baseball cap

right now this clay is just a shapeless lump, but wait until I'm done sculpting it

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, in the diffuse and shapeless post-vaccine Biden era, both antihero shows and sweet shows seem to have run out of steam. —Constance Grady, Vox, 16 June 2024

Here is the elephant so far: Thirteen billion years ago, in a universe that was then less than a billion years old, the Milky Way was born as a shapeless cloud of gas and dust, forming metal-poor stars and rotating incoherently so that its stars' orbits were also haphazard. —Ann Finkbeiner, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024

The real problem is the script (by Costner and Jon Baird), which is shapeless. —James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024

Supreme Court Casual This aesthetic rules—featuring monochrome, shapeless robes with an air of mystery about what’s going on underneath. —Jen Spyra, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

shapeless

adjective

shape·​less ˈshā-pləs 

1

: having no fixed or regular shape

2

a

: deprived of usual or normal shape

b

: not shapely

shapelessly adverb

shapelessness noun