"formless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈfɔːmləs/ Forms: more formless [comparative], most formless [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mləs Etymology: From form + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|form|less}} form + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} formless (comparative more formless, superlative most formless)
  1. Without form; shapeless. Synonyms (shapeless): amorphous Translations (without form): ἄμορφος (ámorphos) (Ancient Greek), безформен (bezformen) (Bulgarian), sense forma (Catalan), vormloos (Dutch), sans forme (French), informe (French), άμορφος (ámorfos) [masculine] (Greek), senforma (Ido), informis (Latin), beformis (Lithuanian), bezkształtny (Polish), bezpostaciowy (Polish), sin forma (Spanish), formlös (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-formless-en-adj-g4sRq4Us Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'shapeless': 99 1 Disambiguation of 'without form': 75 25
  2. (not comparable) Without the use of forms or templates. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-formless-en-adj-FHaSKwFj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shapeless, amorphous

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