egg-shaped

adjective

Having the shape of an egg.

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Meanings

adjectiveegg-shaped (comparative more egg-shaped, superlative most egg-shaped)

comparative more egg-shaped · superlative most egg-shaped · alternative eggshaped

  1. Having the shape of an egg.

    This takeaway counter serves up some of Hong Kong's best eggettes, the egg-shaped waffles beloved by local children and adults alike.

    2017, Piera Chen, Emily Matchar, Lonely Planet Pocket Hong Kong

    Synonyms: ovate, oviform, ovoid

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving the shape of an egg.

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ovateoviformovoid

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiverounded like an egg

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From egg + shaped.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ᾠοειδής, ᾠώδης
  • ᾠοειδής (ōioeidḗs)having the shape of an egg
  • ᾠώδης (ōiṓdēs)having the shape of an egg
Bengali ডিম্বাকার
  • ডিম্বাকার (ḍimbakar)having the shape of an egg
Bulgarian яйцевиден, овален
  • яйцевиден (jajceviden)having the shape of an egg
  • овален (ovalen)having the shape of an egg
Catalan ovoide
  • ovoidehaving the shape of an egg
Czech vejčitý
  • vejčitýhaving the shape of an egg
Danish ægformet
  • ægformethaving the shape of an egg
Dutch eivormig
  • eivormighaving the shape of an egg
Esperanto ovoida
  • ovoidahaving the shape of an egg
Estonian munajas, munakujuline
  • munajashaving the shape of an egg
  • munakujulinehaving the shape of an egg
Finnish munanmuotoinen, ovoidi
  • munanmuotoinenhaving the shape of an egg
  • ovoidihaving the shape of an egg
French ovoïde, ovoïdal
  • ovoïdehaving the shape of an egg
  • ovoïdalhaving the shape of an egg
German eiförmig
  • eiförmighaving the shape of an egg
Greek ωοειδής
  • ωοειδής (ooeidís)having the shape of an egg
Hindi अंडाकार
  • अंडाकार (aṇḍākār)having the shape of an egg
Hungarian tojásdad
  • tojásdadhaving the shape of an egg
Irish ubhchruthach
  • ubhchruthachhaving the shape of an egg
Japanese 卵形, 卵形
  • 卵形 (tamagogata)having the shape of an egg
  • 卵形 (rankei)having the shape of an egg
Māori porohema
  • porohemahaving the shape of an egg
Norwegian Bokmål eggformet
  • eggformethaving the shape of an egg
Polish jajowaty
  • jajowatyhaving the shape of an egg
Romanian ovoidal
  • ovoidalhaving the shape of an egg
Russian яйцеви́дный, яйцеобра́зный
  • яйцеви́дный (jajcevídnyj)having the shape of an egg
  • яйцеобра́зный (jajceobráznyj)having the shape of an egg
Spanish aovado, ovoidal
  • aovadohaving the shape of an egg
  • ovoidalhaving the shape of an egg
  • ovoidehaving the shape of an egg
  • ovoideohaving the shape of an egg
Swedish äggformad
  • äggformadhaving the shape of an egg
Tagalog habilugin
  • habiluginhaving the shape of an egg
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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