Meaning

4 senses
  1. Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.

    The shaped sides of the wardrobe give it a more attractive appearance.

    geformt, -förmig

    having the shape of

  2. (in compounds)Having a particular shape (sharing the appearance of something in space, especially its outline – often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure).

    -förmig

    -обра́зный-obráznyj

  3. (in compounds)Designed for a particular person or thing.

    a God-shaped hole in one's heart

  4. (Internet)Having a particularly pleasant or recognizable shape.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
having a particular shape:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having been given a shape:

Origin

From Middle English schaped, ischaped, equivalent to shape + -ed.

From Middle English schaped, ischaped, equivalent to shape + -ed.

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Forms

more shaped, most shaped
Comparativemore shaped Lesson
Superlativemost shaped Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
shapen-form
Close in meaning
  • shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort):moldedwrought

Word family

49 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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