Definition of Shapelessness

1. Noun. An amorphous or indefinite shape. "A shapeless mass"

Generic synonyms: Amorphous Shape
Derivative terms: Shapeless

2. Noun. The quality of lacking an esthetically pleasing shape.
Generic synonyms: Unattractiveness
Derivative terms: Shapeless

Definition of Shapelessness

1. Noun. The property of being shapeless. ¹

2. Noun. The result or product of being shapeless. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shapelessness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shapelessness

shape-shifters
shape-up
shape constancy
shape memory alloy
shape memory alloys
shape note
shape poem
shape up
shape up or ship out
shapeable
shaped
shaped up
shapedness
shapeless
shapelessly
shapelessness
shapelessnesses
shapelet
shapelets
shapelier
shapeliest
shapeliness
shapelinesses
shapely
shapen
shaper
shapers
shapes
shapes up
shapeshift

Literary usage of Shapelessness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sketches of Bermuda, Or Somers' Islands by Richard Cotter, T. Y. Cotter (1828)
"... is a house which they have christened the cruet-stand, from its similitude in shape, or rather shapelessness, to that useful article of furniture. ..."

2. Post Ex Sub Dis: Urban Fragmentations and Constructions by Ghent Urban Studies Team (2002)
"On the contrary, Ruscha's world is characterized by the shapelessness and emptiness of ... 55 Ruscha's preoccupation with urban shapelessness, emptiness, ..."

3. Researches Into the Early History of Mankind and the Development of Civilization by Edward Burnett Tylor (1870)
"The rudeness and shapelessness of some of the blocks and stones which serve as idols among many tribes, and those not always the lowest, is often surprising ..."

4. Researches into the early history of mankind and the development of civilization by Edward Burnett Tylor (1870)
"The rudeness and shapelessness of some of the blocks and stones which serve as idols among many tribes, and those not always the lowest, is often surprising ..."

5. The Ante-Nicene Fathers: Translations of the Writings of the Fathers Down to by Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, Arthur Cleveland Coxe (1886)
"In order, then, that the shapelessness of the abortion might not at all manifest itself to the perfect ..."

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