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SHAPELESSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of lacking an esthetically pleasing shape
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("shapelessness" is a kind of...):
unattractiveness (an ugliness of appearance that is not appealing to viewers)
Derivation:
shapeless (lacking symmetry or attractive form)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An amorphous or indefinite shape
Example:
a shapeless mass
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("shapelessness" is a kind of...):
amorphous shape (an ill-defined or arbitrary shape)
Derivation:
shapeless (having no definite form or distinct shape)
