Describing Wordsfor Shape

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Here are some adjectives for shape: exceedingly beautiful and unusual, pale, hulking, gray deformed, stubby menacing, basically horizontal, spare, agonizing, immense and fabulous, proper skeletal, shaggy, amorphous, enormous vague, spare and straight, degraded and frightful, lusciously luscious, upstanding occidental, tawny leathery, irregular and contorted, motionless bloody, queer and intricate, strange squat, motionless crumpled, longish oval, decent physical, proper lawful, gigantic sinuous, white, blurry, sexual and pleasing, potently sexual and pleasing, lumpy cylindrical, forlorn thin, tall and evil. You can get the definitions of these shape adjectives by clicking on them. You might also like some words related to shape (and find more here).

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Words to Describe shape

Below is a list of describing words for shape. You can sort the descriptive words by uniqueness or commonness using the button above. Sorry if there's a few unusual suggestions! The algorithm isn't perfect, but it does a pretty good job for most common nouns. Here's the list of words that can be used to describe shape:

exceedingly beautiful and unusual pale, hulking gray deformed stubby menacing basically horizontal spare, agonizing immense and fabulous proper skeletal shaggy, amorphous enormous vague spare and straight degraded and frightful lusciously luscious upstanding occidental tawny leathery irregular and contorted motionless bloody queer and intricate strange squat motionless crumpled longish oval decent physical proper lawful gigantic sinuous white, blurry sexual and pleasing
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potently sexual and pleasing lumpy cylindrical forlorn thin tall and evil vague, armored other blocky bulky female ancient, ancestral listless, slender original, immense normal alluring tall, blood-chilling green, amorphous charcoal oval joltingly inhuman intolerably alien rangy, vulture-like slightly cylindrical dim, oval translucent, triangular single indescribable oddly repellent fuzzy, amorphous schematic and impressionistic vague, unchanged languid, undulating dim, faceless plain and defiant antiquated or foreign menacing and quite unfamiliar low slender curiously pyramidal huge, malign distinctive feline haphazard rectangular new, wrong towering oval vaguely evocative excitingly senseless new and excitingly senseless near-oval awkward and seemingly impossible misty human final cylindrical full careful pliant, exquisite portentous and somehow familiar distinct, bulky slim, dappled lean, lethal blue girlish indistinct golden general and intelligible oblong or longitudinal doctrinal and ritual interesting flat horribly unfamiliar dark, prone vaguely streamlined warm, rectangular now rectangular well-cut massive chromed human dim and very lofty monstrous or animal coldly blue irregular and even illogical grotesque squat convoluted blue white and serpentine stiff prim ominous and unnatural ample, nervous lean, bumbling colored cylindrical no-nonsense triangular dark and almost solid tragic tiny double or astral vague, foggy worse fiscal imperial, good translucent brownish queerly irregular massive but slender incomprehensible and utterly sinister utterly sinister indistinct animal familiar and agreeable distinctly catlike cylindrical, horizontal vague armored distinctly angular amorphous silvery modern streamlined different three-dimensional manifestly bad huge and haggard luminous, intangible stalwart straight tangible and recognizable peculiar and determinate coherent and proportioned less witching shadowy and undeveloped practical and philanthropical concrete, metaphorical beautiful, wrathful partial narrow strange and tiresome transcendental and daring monstrous, menacing best and most modest cold, unmistakable same pointy wide conical seeming invisible wide, human natural communal squat, ominous potently sexual faceless, alien better physical awkward low long octagonal vague tall strange, lumpy immense hulking flatly mangled insubstatial smoky, insubstatial near-spherical outer compact, lithe bloated mutant shaggy pale strange, noncommittal adequate corresponding gigantic everyday big mindless recognizable geometrical palpable dim horrendous, menacing consistent internal basic oval great, angelic sleek, familiar basic fractal shadowy, translucent gray, faint angular, rusting brown and hairless immense clenched striking serpentine present linear aether-ical far younger and more blocky, blinking outwardly simplistic perfect ellipsoidal cohesive, dark well-known tawny perfect and imperial extraordinary and most fantastic wispy, filmy general oval unfortunate and repulsive hideous mutant truer, older galvanic black nearly amorphous higher, rounder sure habitual slender, brilliant huge and somehow malevolent colossal unseen almost unformed terrifying foot-high huge incredible prodigious serpentine distinct anthropomorphic darker, indistinct awkward, gray roughly ratty low-lying predatory dim and bulky generously female dim, inanimate prosaic inhuman actually long and narrow vague blocky bad ballistic filmy translucent stark, pyramidal shadowy, willowy smooth familiar less discernible perfect and alluring human or lower gracious and virginal pyramidal, symmetrical roughly artistic lithe, radiant violent, petty meanest and most impudent unusual stilted pectinal mortal and masculine trifling or enthusiastic wiry, graceful definite, conventional traditional, logical oval, triangular lanky and slender exceedingly simple and rudimentary whitish shadowy evolutionary physical haggard, bloody green and peculiar spherical and convex massive and fantastic physical, spherical nearly symmetric shady muffled present indescribable entirely fabulous slim solemn elegantly tenuous slim etruscan regular dramatical indefinable and unfamiliar conical italian familiar norwegian youthful, willowy various and towering tolerably final conical or flat natural or regular beautiful but diabolical polygonal spiral fanciful three-cornered normal rectangular grand and sober respectful and covert generous and thy dim and thin chunky dark irregular lumpy truly questionable thy triple charming and heroic slender serpentine undeniably feminine excellent physical diffuse, vague clever acoustical conical, volcanic familiar, crooked distant, diffuse vague, ominous horridly suggestive translucent human dark, lazy same streamlined maidenly human small immature swift, predatory oblately spheroidal final and present top physical dim, whitish slighter red full and visible low, sinuous same octagonal grim, uncanny more oblong rare and fantastic approximately human good physical vaguely human basic bipedal distant stubby usable circular hulking, horrifying fuzzy, green-brown smoky, insubstantial awkward and terribly familiar rough conical discernible oblong lumpy dark lithe gray peculiarly lopsided hulking drab nude, cool unique three-dimensional sleek bluish pale, unfocused faint and stony dark, nebulous thin and wicked pale, darkhaired vague, lumpy shrunken brownish fairly geometrical amazingly streamlined alien, odd amorphous, sinister powerful geometrical filthy mud-caked same adulterous childish and violent sorry physical sleek irregular definite clear odd boxy bloodless phantom beloved limber slick and delicately curved weird, fantastical vaguely elephantine top-notch physical convoluted three-dimensional rusty and monstrous stubbornly rectangular large, odd terrifying, unexpected gigantic furry ponderously irresistible obese female sizable rectangular dim irregular terrible lopsided humble-refusal roughly horselike familiar hulking perfect, symmetrical proper exponential fluffy fat distinctive triangular awkward oblong solid, fast-moving familiar, spectral huge lopsided somber and spectral anlmal dim blond familiar spherical red, succulent bulky metallic familiar, sinister overly fine squat, shaggy bulky, shaggy strange, non-geometrical shadowy maroon bloated, obese dim, fitting unimaginable geometric perfect, idyllic terrible academic basically rectangular creamy oval tight, foetal human dark strange paunchy black flowercrystal flowercrystal comfortable maternal pale angelic mere unimportant vague unmistakable drunken and grotesque unmistakable frail typically tubular soft and self-effacing plaintive oval smaller but still big tall, rusting strange, rebellious black terrifying slow flat small but wiry comfortable shapeless solid ruddy fine, streamlined former streamlined normal, youthful ominous male dark peculiar inhuman but obviously practical trimly attractive squat animal motionless shadowy physcal dim and limber familiar gigantic vicious, ghoulish part-animal vague triangular essentially triangular hard, spidery already sleek organo-mechanical low-slung hulking miraculously top lean, menacing small, immature unmistakable material snug, portable hairy and angular squashed oval abhorrently inhuman roughly streamlined scrawny, puny lean, gray-black boxy spiked different self-sufficient misty mountainous limp black-and-white silent, cloudy definite and usable two-dimensional shadowy concrete and corporeal symbolic and historic definitive formal exceedingly beautiful and pleasing imaginable animal full final human and perfect abnormal oval blue, official monstrous stony shadowy fleeting amazingly presentable crumpled, ominous squat egyptian practical and undisguised sharp pyramidical self-sufficient and compacted shadowy, irregular outer natural undeniable external pleasing, treacherous grey tenebrous slenderly voluptuous rational and distinct one-sided oval commonest or most typical primary amorphous peculiarly abnormal octagonal oriental visible, animated semi-metaphorical coppery or brassy original loathsome old slender oblong and rather unusual vague shaggy superficial imperial exceedingly condensed monstrous and degrading exceedingly undigested supple delicate indescribable and abominable pleasing or hideous dark demoniacal tall radiant repulsive simian exquisite filbert commonest metrical final mediaeval odd, oblong apparently unsymmetrical antique, original twofold monstrous serious or formal sorrowful, dainty regular, conical pitifully familiar different unstressed untidy, heavy foul and withered consistent and expressive inexorable, silent piteous tiny hideous astral dim or fantastic curved, external crooked, irregular rare and matchless unfashionable or peculiar vague, awesome obtuse angular practicable or impracticable sad and majestic blackest and worst ample and most recent doubtless old-world quite flat-topped abnormal or imperfect tiny, shadowy specific and material perfect psycho-mechanical indeterminate middling evil dumb logical circular consistent and tangible noble and irregular figure--immortal girlish figure--immortal perfectly livable fine and far-reaching ancient and unpractical slender, unreal sleek aerodynamic gruesome oblong earliest and most material exact eventual appalling, devilish agreeable linear unexpected and slightly awkward ~--general graceful, clear-cut strange and rather striking characteristic top grotesque and slightly improper slightly improper unexpected and appalling approximately pyramidal regular and pyramidal familiar and reasonable wild or wonderful practicable and reliable rigid, dead fragile, silent coarse and virile usual pyramidal rectangular or triangular new and dismal proper triangular unmistakable cometary ordinary angular inferior or mechanical fragmentary and lyrical terrible, gray plain and tangible sensible and picturesque former spheroidal rather costlier natural concave vague, monstrous feeble and flexible astounding and awe-inspiring imaginable and manageable indefinably peculiar substantive independent gowned, motionless malignant, fatal particular constant bulky and motionless constant discoidal elegant cylindrical ideal static durable artistic weird mineral ordinary hexagonal wildest and most appalling broader triangular thy shrunken homogeneous outer distinct and symmetrical original intact final or formal human or grotesque slightly convex or arched convex or arched excellent but antique recent corrugated cosy solid modish, baggy startling and iniquitous popular and authentic poetical and fabulous oval, irregular usually oval or spherical especially unsatisfactory turned-up three-cornered odd oblong firmer, clearer rotund and insignificant good oval decidedly dainty singularly oval indistinct, antiquated foreign, curious agile, uncertain fat gnarled thick and comparatively massive finite, substantial terrific and agonizing circular or broadly oval ghastly skinny definite or regular supple and robust such paradisiacal symmetrical elliptical practical and thoroughly satisfactory definitely serious tangible, determinate monstrous sinuous physically inconvenient conical or spherical rare stolid well-known weird present spherical vague lumpish evident and conscious spectral, motionless rude and contradictory frequent unscriptural mighty and hairy swift, dusky splendid, beauteous visible, intelligible concrete and menacing fearful and well-defined permanent spherical uniformly oblong outward conical external ellipsoidal particular and answerable specially byzantine specially artistic haughty and terrible angry forceful rough, impersonal shapeless, vast open rhomboidal proportioned physical exquisite and persuasive clumsy oblong somewhat pyramidical conical, original usual octahedral unreal, pretentious definite and charming characteristically tall characteristically tall and slender new and uncompromising slender neat tangible, awful definite and sinister fashionable or graceful glad and radiant pitiless and icy gigantic and demoniac limber, metallic dull enormous whatsoever obscene and foul whatsoever obscene vague and luminous coarse wrong sensuous black genuine tangible lithe, narrow dark, prehistoric simplest and most ignorant portentous and monstrous permanently sinuous utterly eccentric normal four-sided roughest, barest new disreputable tall beribboned somehow plebeian irregular traditional effete, ignoble faint and refined however faint and refined small unchanging hollow and specious hideous loathsome contrary and fantastic dusky ill-defined sombre spectral fine slender particularly shabby vague, pale small, bustling irregular oblong rather oval reasonable physical regular geometric bad physical boldest, bravest intricate new lumpy irregular squat oblong black, vague flat, sleek huge moonlit present disgusting exceedingly sad brown, sinuous small but dynamic tall indistinct convenient, portable usual conical dark and indistinct vague female reasonably human tall, streamlined sufficiently different indistinct luminous flat, fragmented smooth nude roughly human monstrous, ever-changing jagged and bloody pale shaggy romantic and impossible original strange monstrously deformed irregular, dark graceful, massive huge, swift good aerodynamic long lethal dark amorphous white-clad black broad, tawny dark, undefined solid symmetric less unkempt slender pillared gigantic bestial strange and ghostlike semiclerical other lumpy crumpled small glamorous unreal unusual curved crudely human narrow, oval basic rectangular articulate or inarticulate formally complete black, dim rude fantastic beauteous human agile, nervous elegant and symmetrical decidedly conical prim, angular obtuse conical oblong flattish ordinary oblong dark uncouth deep inverted regular top solid visible rather conical darkly opaque uncouth, gigantic absurd, fantastic finer and younger complete ideal dim and dubious dark, spidery fat squat oblong or oval conical or pyramidal monstrous and terrifying mysterious, vague perfect oval nastily familiar cruel and ancient sleek, lethal frightful and revolting slightly antique graceful and musical somewhat oblong vast, portentous triangular or three-cornered ambiguous and uncertain natural and melodious great menacing compact muscular dark, feral familiar hateful tall imperial beautiful and easy concise and eloquent enormous wide same arched almost cubical more spherical horrible and unspeakable sudden, hideous black beetling implacable black darker black same oval roughly cylindrical perfect cylindrical appallingly poor four-sided pyramidal spheri­cal horrible animate awesome crystal distinctive geometrical black, long-necked suddenly familiar narrow elliptical lumpy human vague, low-slung true spherical oughly human thor\-oughly human virtually seamless huge, weird ghostly perforated figmental vast boxy stiff, massive black, birdlike pregnant pale crumpled, dark solid hateful gray unwieldy odd octagonal sinuous wild bloated, dark sleek, alien clean, towering enormous, massive squat conical graceful conical gray and evil severe geometric curious, unfocused perfectly elliptical roughly semicircular feline, tawny top athletic ngly streamlined ral facial ly excellent black sudden arbitrary and fantastic possible aerodynamic ever-changing black odd, snow-covered unmistakable angular lean, cylindrical slimy streamlined big, wrong larger different artistic or allegedly esthetic allegedly esthetic cold, armored pale, insubstantial dark, limp small, horrific fleeting, reptilian ee-dimensional malevolent, dark relatively okay gorgeous curvy deadly lean unusual oblong sudden, malevolent bright geometrical frail limp tight cylindrical naturally crooked inconceivable great necessary rectangular normal, larger familiar serpentine great, bloated stubbornly indeterminate huge obscure broad armored bizarre and cryptic typical cut-crystal seemingly substantial familiar, inert foul dark plump oval maddeningly indistinct massive, asymmetrical vaguely feline natural spiral great draconian normal oval flat, ellipsoidal nice ellipsoidal more aerodynamic dark, streamlined single bipedal furious serpentine vaguely portentous beauteous wayward massive, black-clad human, bipedal damn successful stagnant, soporific limber alien normal startling rose-pink and white squat, blocky inconspicuous grey sudden, jagged dark and bulky particularly woeful unrecognizable angular strongest geometric vaguely organic extraordinary ephemeral downright predatory black aerodynamic slender, insubstantial long, hard-edged queer, asymmetrical liquid amorphous dark amphibious bluntly functional rough, animal passable human stark monolithic recognisably irregular relatively robust definite but rudimentary hard, massive tense white fantastic, crested grey, deformed weird, unfamiliar familiar stocky lifeless bulky dark monstrous muscular or angular proper perky new, older muffled but precipitous amorphous, reptilian sunken, sweaty gray-black shaggy tiny, defiant horrible, padded powdery triangular vaguely female amorphous blue-green towering and complex new phantom shockingly symmetrical black, squashed slim and tawny dark, blurry distinctive forked massive, undulating overall rotund illusory smoky flat undulating graceful overall solidly geometric somehow malevolent dusty, irregular slim, streamlined incredible, unthinkable corrugated oval evil and unconquerable supremely evil and unconquerable

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Words to Describe shape

As you've probably noticed, adjectives for "shape" are listed above. According to the algorithm that drives this website, the top 5 adjectives for "shape" are: exceedingly beautiful and unusual, pale, hulking, gray deformed, stubby menacing, and basically horizontal. There are 995 other words to describe shape listed above. Hopefully the above generated list of words to describe shape suits your needs.

If you're getting strange results, it may be that your query isn't quite in the right format. The search box should be a simple word or phrase, like "tiger" or "blue eyes". A search for words to describe "people who have blue eyes" will likely return zero results. So if you're not getting ideal results, check that your search term, "shape" isn't confusing the engine in this manner.

Note also that if there aren't many shape adjectives, or if there are none at all, it could be that your search term has an abiguous part-of-speech. For example, the word "blue" can be an noun and an adjective. This confuses the engine and so you might not get many adjectives describing it. I may look into fixing this in the future. You might also be wondering: What type of word is shape?

Describing Words

The idea for the Describing Words engine came when I was building the engine for Related Words (it's like a thesaurus, but gives you a much broader set of related words, rather than just synonyms). While playing around with word vectors and the "HasProperty" API of conceptnet, I had a bit of fun trying to get the adjectives which commonly describe a word. Eventually I realised that there's a much better way of doing this: parse books!

Project Gutenberg was the initial corpus, but the parser got greedier and greedier and I ended up feeding it somewhere around 100 gigabytes of text files - mostly fiction, including many contemporary works. The parser simply looks through each book and pulls out the various descriptions of nouns.

Hopefully it's more than just a novelty and some people will actually find it useful for their writing and brainstorming, but one neat little thing to try is to compare two nouns which are similar, but different in some significant way - for example, gender is interesting: "woman" versus "man" and "boy" versus "girl". On an inital quick analysis it seems that authors of fiction are at least 4x more likely to describe women (as opposed to men) with beauty-related terms (regarding their weight, features and general attractiveness). In fact, "beautiful" is possibly the most widely used adjective for women in all of the world's literature, which is quite in line with the general unidimensional representation of women in many other media forms. If anyone wants to do further research into this, let me know and I can give you a lot more data (for example, there are about 25000 different entries for "woman" - too many to show here).

The blueness of the results represents their relative frequency. You can hover over an item for a second and the frequency score should pop up. The "uniqueness" sorting is default, and thanks to my Complicated Algorithm™, it orders them by the adjectives' uniqueness to that particular noun relative to other nouns (it's actually pretty simple). As you'd expect, you can click the "Sort By Usage Frequency" button to adjectives by their usage frequency for that noun.

Special thanks to the contributors of the open-source mongodb which was used in this project.

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