shapelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈʃeɪplᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈʃeɪplᵻs/

Etymology: < shape n.¹ + -less suffix.

1. Without shape or form; having no definite or regular shape.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > lack of shape > [adjective]

huelessa1100

shapelessa1400

globose?a1425

deformed1555

fashionless1581

disformed1591

formless1591

unshapeful1598

figureless1606

informous1610

proportionless1625

unbodied1630

unshapable1630

misshapen1640

unshapeless1640

difform1644

inform1654

difformed1665

amorphous1727

amorphic1856

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 350 Þat es þe elementes to sai, þat first scapless al samen lay.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. vii. 103 The sayd Chaos was as a shapelesse Child [Fr. vn Embryon]..scarce set together in the moothers wombe.

1594 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis (new ed.) sig. D^v Who weares a garment shapelesse and vnfinisht?

1633 Earl of Manchester Al Mondo: Contemplatio Mortis (rev. ed.) 32 Bvt what is this Soule that so delights in futures? Though it be shapelesse and immateriall, yet [etc.].

1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. Ded. I cou'd not forbear, how shapeless soever the same [sc. this Relation] may be, to present it to Your Honour.

1711 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 11 Some Objects please our Eyes..The shapeless Rock, or hanging Precipice.

1770 O. Goldsmith Deserted Village 47 Sunk are thy bowers in shapeless ruin all.

1799 J. Mackintosh Study Law Nature & Nations 17 A shapeless compilation, in which reason lies buried under a mass of authorities and quotations.

1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound i. i. 21 And shapeless sights come wandering by, The ghastly people of the realm of dream.

1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn II. xlix. 157 The statue had been fused and disfigured into a mass of shapeless metal.

2. Destitute of beauty or elegance of form, unshapely.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective] > not shapely or deformed

unshapelyc1200

forcrookedc1305

deform1382

froward shapena1400

misshapena1400

deformedc1400

misshape1440

deformablec1450

disformatea1492

misshapeda1500

deformate?a1505

fashionless1581

unfashionable1597

shapeless1598

ill-proportioned1602

disformed1665

untrained1871

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. ii. 303 Let vs complaine to them what fooles were heare, Disguysd like Muscouites in shapeles geare.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) iv. ii. 20 He is deformed, crooked, old, and sere, Ill-fac'd, worse bodied, shapelesse euery where.

a1661 B. Holyday tr. Juvenal Satyres (1673) x. 191 A shape-less Lad no Tyrant e're did make His dear Court-Eunuch.

1751 T. Gray Elegy xx. 9 Some frail memorial still erected nigh, With uncouth rhimes and shapeless sculpture deck'd.

1813 W. Scott Bridal of Triermain iii. xv. 151 In shapeless characters of yore, The gate this stern inscription bore.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 26 The old women at Smyrna are like sacks. You've not got clumsy and shapeless.

3. Without guidance or direction, aimless. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unintentional or involuntary > aimless

purposeless1552

aimless1583

wayless1605

shapelessa1616

designless1649

scopeless1666

unmeaning1680

objectless1797

motiveless1798

purportless1802

driftless1806

adrift1818

unpurpose-like1825

unpurposed1827

goalless1828

nothingarian1859

a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) i. i. 8 To..Weare out thy youth with shapelesse idlenesse.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 133 The drunkard's nerveless, hopeless, shapeless life in death.

Derivatives

ˈshapelessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > lack of shape > [noun]

unshapefulness1535

shapelessness1587

amorphy1704

formlessness1727

amorphism1835

amorphousness1843

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. vii. 102 A proper imagination surely,..to father his so orderly essence vppon the shapelessenesse of a Chaos.

1872 Echo 3 Oct. 3 The incoherence and shapelessness which Sir George Jessel vaunts as the perfection of human contrivance.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shapeless
释义	shapelessadj. Brit. /ˈʃeɪplᵻs/, U.S. /ˈʃeɪplᵻs/ Etymology: < shape n.¹ + -less suffix. 1. Without shape or form; having no definite or regular shape. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > lack of shape > [adjective] huelessa1100 shapelessa1400 globose?a1425 deformed1555 fashionless1581 disformed1591 formless1591 unshapeful1598 figureless1606 informous1610 proportionless1625 unbodied1630 unshapable1630 misshapen1640 unshapeless1640 difform1644 inform1654 difformed1665 amorphous1727 amorphic1856 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 350 Þat es þe elementes to sai, þat first scapless al samen lay. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. vii. 103 The sayd Chaos was as a shapelesse Child [Fr. vn Embryon]..scarce set together in the moothers wombe. 1594 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis (new ed.) sig. D^v Who weares a garment shapelesse and vnfinisht? 1633 Earl of Manchester Al Mondo: Contemplatio Mortis (rev. ed.) 32 Bvt what is this Soule that so delights in futures? Though it be shapelesse and immateriall, yet [etc.]. 1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. Ded. I cou'd not forbear, how shapeless soever the same [sc. this Relation] may be, to present it to Your Honour. 1711 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 11 Some Objects please our Eyes..The shapeless Rock, or hanging Precipice. 1770 O. Goldsmith Deserted Village 47 Sunk are thy bowers in shapeless ruin all. 1799 J. Mackintosh Study Law Nature & Nations 17 A shapeless compilation, in which reason lies buried under a mass of authorities and quotations. 1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound i. i. 21 And shapeless sights come wandering by, The ghastly people of the realm of dream. 1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn II. xlix. 157 The statue had been fused and disfigured into a mass of shapeless metal. 2. Destitute of beauty or elegance of form, unshapely. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective] > not shapely or deformed unshapelyc1200 forcrookedc1305 deform1382 froward shapena1400 misshapena1400 deformedc1400 misshape1440 deformablec1450 disformatea1492 misshapeda1500 deformate?a1505 fashionless1581 unfashionable1597 shapeless1598 ill-proportioned1602 disformed1665 untrained1871 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. ii. 303 Let vs complaine to them what fooles were heare, Disguysd like Muscouites in shapeles geare. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) iv. ii. 20 He is deformed, crooked, old, and sere, Ill-fac'd, worse bodied, shapelesse euery where. View more context for this quotation a1661 B. Holyday tr. Juvenal Satyres (1673) x. 191 A shape-less Lad no Tyrant e're did make His dear Court-Eunuch. 1751 T. Gray Elegy xx. 9 Some frail memorial still erected nigh, With uncouth rhimes and shapeless sculpture deck'd. 1813 W. Scott Bridal of Triermain iii. xv. 151 In shapeless characters of yore, The gate this stern inscription bore. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 26 The old women at Smyrna are like sacks. You've not got clumsy and shapeless. 3. Without guidance or direction, aimless. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unintentional or involuntary > aimless purposeless1552 aimless1583 wayless1605 shapelessa1616 designless1649 scopeless1666 unmeaning1680 objectless1797 motiveless1798 purportless1802 driftless1806 adrift1818 unpurpose-like1825 unpurposed1827 goalless1828 nothingarian1859 a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) i. i. 8 To..Weare out thy youth with shapelesse idlenesse. View more context for this quotation 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 133 The drunkard's nerveless, hopeless, shapeless life in death. Derivatives ˈshapelessness n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > lack of shape > [noun] unshapefulness1535 shapelessness1587 amorphy1704 formlessness1727 amorphism1835 amorphousness1843 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. vii. 102 A proper imagination surely,..to father his so orderly essence vppon the shapelessenesse of a Chaos. 1872 Echo 3 Oct. 3 The incoherence and shapelessness which Sir George Jessel vaunts as the perfection of human contrivance. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1400
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