shapeless en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *gaskap Old English ġesċeap Proto-Germanic *skēpą Proto-West Germanic *skāp Old English sċeap Middle English schap Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les Middle English schaples English shapeless Inherited from Middle English schaples. By surface analysis, shape + -less.
Meanings
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Without a clearly defined or identifiable shape.
If you skip the prelude, which is at once rhythmically square and shapeless, this Lohengrin starts out decently enough, for Hans Helm is one of the okayest Heralds on disc (a modest compliment, to be sure).
1976, Records in Review, page 407:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more shapeless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most shapeless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (18)
ota شكلسز (without a shape) · sv formlös (without a shape) · hu formátlan (without a shape) · pl bezkształtny (without a shape) · enm schaples (without a shape) · la informis (without a shape) · bg безформен (without a shape) · grc ἄμορφος (without a shape) · ru бесфо́рменный (without a shape) · mk безобличен (without a shape) · pl bezpostaciowy (without a shape) · hu alaktalan (without a shape) · gu કદરૂપું (without a shape) · hu idomtalan (without a shape) · sv oformlig (without a shape) · eo senforma (without a shape) · tr şekilsiz (without a shape) · gu બેડોળ (without a shape)