"shapeless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more shapeless [comparative], most shapeless [superlative]
Etymology: shape + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shape|less}} shape + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} shapeless (comparative more shapeless, superlative most shapeless)
  1. without a clearly defined or identifiable shape Synonyms: amorphous, formless Translations (without a shape): ἄμορφος (ámorphos) (Ancient Greek), безформен (bezformen) (Bulgarian), informis (Latin), شكلسز (şekilsiz) (Ottoman Turkish), bezkształtny (Polish), bezpostaciowy (Polish), бесфо́рменный (besfórmennyj) (Russian), oformlig (Swedish), formlös (Swedish), şekilsiz (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-shapeless-en-adj-ujSHlpT8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "without a shape",
          "word": "oformlig"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "without a shape",
          "word": "formlös"
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          "sense": "without a shape",
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      "sense": "without a shape",
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      "sense": "without a shape",
      "word": "bezpostaciowy"
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      "sense": "without a shape",
      "word": "бесфо́рменный"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "without a shape",
      "word": "oformlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "without a shape",
      "word": "formlös"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "without a shape",
      "word": "şekilsiz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "shapeless"
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