Use 'formless' to describe objects or entities that can't be visualized distinctly. The artist's impression of grief was a formless shadow in the corner of the canvas.
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Physical Descriptions
Apply 'formless' when the outline or surface of something is irregular or vague. The sculpture remained a formless lump of clay.
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Abstract Concepts
Describe intangible things like feelings or thoughts as 'formless' when they lack clarity. Her fear was formless, without a name or clear cause.