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formless

[ fawrm-lis ]

/ ˈfɔrm lɪs /

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adjective

lacking a definite or regular form or shape; shapeless.

Origin of formless

First recorded in 1585–95; form + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM formless

form·less·ly, adverb form·less·ness, noun

Words nearby formless

formicate, formication, formicivorous, formidable, formiminoglutamic acid, formless, formol, formosa, formosus, formula, formula one

Example sentences from the Web for formless

In 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.

Prairie Gold |Various
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

formless

/ (ˈfɔːmlɪs) /

adjective

without a definite shape or form; amorphous

Derived forms of formless

formlessly, adverb formlessness, noun