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formless

[ fawrm-lis ]

adjective

  1. lacking a definite or regular form or shape; shapeless.


formless

/ ˈɔːɪ /

adjective

  1. without a definite shape or form; amorphous
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڴǰ, adverb
  • ˈڴǰԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ڴǰl· adverb
  • ڴǰl·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of formless1

First recorded in 1585–95; form + -less
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Example Sentences

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It’s like this formless, invisible gas that’s going to find you wherever you are, and so escaping it is pretty futile.

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He is formless, almost faceless, a man whose countenance is a caricature, a man whose framework seems cartilaginous, without bones.

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The storm may not be over, but after a messy, formless start to life at Old Trafford we finally have evidence that a hard-pressing, direct and tactically coherent United is possible.

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“Gaitonde began with realistic works but soon sought a different path. He was one of the first ones to reject the form and adopt the formless,” Naik said.

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The defining complaint about the sacked Dutchman was that after two-and-a-bit seasons the football was still formless and the tactical direction indecipherable.

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