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adjectivelacking a definite or regular form or shape; shapeless. Origin of formlessFirst recorded in 1585–95; form + -less OTHER WORDS FROM formlessform·less·ly, adverbform·less·ness, nounWords nearby formlessformicate, formication, formicivorous, formidable, formiminoglutamic acid, formless, form letter, formol, Formosa, Formosa Strait, Formosus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for formlessIn the beginning, the earth was a formless void, and darkness covered the face of the deep, according to Genesis. The Backstory of ‘Noah’ Is Full of Giants, Horny Angels, and a Grieving God|Tim Townsend|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Relatively misshapen and formless, the dorsal figure is perhaps even more expressive of physical torment. The Shroud of Turin and Thomas de Wesselow’s ‘The Sign.’|Thomas de Wesselow|April 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST It turns out that the act of creation is profoundly transformative, even for a formless, timeless, all-powerful primogenitor. 3 Must Reads: ‘Kayak Morning,’ ‘Mr. g,’ and ‘Alex Gilvarry’|Hillary Kelly, Mythili Rao, Jacob Silverman|February 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST The film is an amiable but formless waft through a 1950s British film set. Good Actors, Bad Movies, and the Oscars|Richard Rushfield|November 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Seemingly broad, formless, and anecdotal, the book circles around leitmotifs that take on the ring of inevitability. The Catch in “Catch-22”|Morris Dickstein|September 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST Our first impression of Death and Burial is associated with this formless pair. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851|Various Through the walls the chords of the piano were just audible, and the volume of voices was reduced to a formless humming. Cytherea|Joseph Hergesheimer The formless mouth, pinker than the rest of the face, moved in sleep, betraying the one dream the baby knew. The formless autumnal warble of the song sparrow is familiar to every one. A Florida Sketch-Book|Bradford Torrey The outwork on the slope beneath her was a formless shadow astir with smaller shadows equally formless. Fort Amity|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
British Dictionary definitions for formless
adjectivewithout a definite shape or form; amorphous Derived forms of formlessformlessly, adverbformlessness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to formlessamorphous, baggy, chaotic, crude, inchoate, incoherent, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, nebulous, obscure, raw, rough, rude, shapeless, unclear, undefined, unformed, unorganized, orderless |