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

Toward the end, though, this dubious, shapeless patchwork of a movie does achieve a strange, halting power—by making an inquiry into the nature of power itself. —Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025

When the fish are brought to the surface, however, the comparative lack of pressure causes their bodies to collapse into shapeless puddles of goo. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025

Some compress you like a sausage casing, others sag into shapeless blobs after one wash, and the worst? —Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025

Unlike spiral galaxies like the Milky Way, with their distinct structures of winding spiral arms, elliptical galaxies are rather shapeless. —Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2025

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