difform

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/dɪˈfɔː(ɹ)m/

adjective

irregular in form; not uniform; anomalous or dissimilar

“difform leaves”

Similar
ununiform
OriginOld French difforme ← Latin dif- →
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Meanings

adjectivedifform (comparative more difform, superlative most difform)

comparative more difform · superlative most difform

  1. irregular in form; not uniform; anomalous or dissimilar

    difform leaves

    2 more examples

    difform corolla, the parts of which do not correspond in size or proportion

    the unequal refractions of difform rays

    1704, I[saac] N[ewton], “(please specify |book=1 to 3)”, in Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light. […], London: […] Sam[uel] Smith, and Benj[amin] Walford, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC

    Synonyms: ununiform

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveirregular in form; not uniform; anomalous or dissimilar

Similar
ununiform

Origin

  1. Latindif-
  2. Old Frenchdifforme
  3. Englishdifform

From Old French difforme, from Latin dif- = dis- + forma (“form”). Compare deform.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

deform
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APA

difform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/difform

MLA

“difform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/difform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “difform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/difform.

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