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form·less
 formless
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- pronunciation:
- form
lihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
without distinct shape, form, or order.
- antonyms:
- shaped
- similar words:
- amorphous, shapeless
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| related words: |
diffuse |
adverb + (adj.)formless
first, indeed, inextricably, largely, onward, otherwise, rather, seemingly
(adj.)formless
+ noun
ceiling,
chaos,
character,
clay,
dark,
dread,
earth,
emptiness,
energy,
fear,
feeling,
figure,
form,
horror,
lump,
mass,
matter,
meeting,
mist,
mouth,
mystery,
object,
origin,
poetry,
presence,
quality,
sea,
shadow,
shape,
sort,
thought,
void,
water,
wind
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| derivations: |
formlessly (adv.), formlessness (n.) |
The word formless
contains the following parts:
form
Latin
root
that means shape, form
  Example words:
aliform, antiformalist, antireform, auriform, coliform, conform, conformable, conformal, conformance, conformation, conformity, cruciform, cubiform, cuneiform, deform, deformation, deformed, deformity, form, formal, formalism, formality, formalize, formally, format, formation, formative, formless, formula, formularize, formulary, formulate, formulize, fusiform, inform, informal, informality, informant, information, informed, informer, iodoform, malformation, malformed, misinform, multiform, napiform, oviform, piciform, piliform, reform, reformation, reformatory, reformed, reformer, reformist, reniform, semiformal, transform, transformation, transformer, unformed, uniform, uniformity, variform, vermiform
-less
Middle English
adjective-forming suffix
that means without
More about this word part:
The suffix -less
attaches primarily to monosyllabic English nouns. However, -less
is a fully productive suffix, meaning it can be added to any noun to form legitimate new words.
Example words:
aimless, airless, baseless, blameless, bloodless, boneless, bodiless, bottomless, boundless, brainless, breathless, careless, cheerless, colorless, cordless, countless, dauntless, doubtless, endless, fatherless, fearless, feckless, flawless, formless, graceless, groundless, heartless, helpless, homeless, hopeless, jobless, joyless, listless, matchless, merciless, mindless, motionless, nameless, painless, peerless, penniless, pitiless, pointless, powerless, priceless, regardless, relentless, restless, selfless, sightless, soundless1, spotless, stainless, strapless, sunless, tasteless, thoughtless, tireless, useless, wireless, weightless, worthless
- synonyms:
- a-1, an-1
- antonyms:
- -ful1
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