kidney-shaped

adjective

Having a shape like a kidney, that is, an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side.

Meanings

adjectivekidney-shaped (comparative more kidney-shaped, superlative most kidney-shaped)

comparative more kidney-shaped · superlative most kidney-shaped

  1. Having a shape like a kidney, that is, an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side.

    Synonyms: reniform

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a shape like a kidney, that is, an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side.

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

adjective(of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian бъбрековиден
  • бъбрековиден (băbrekoviden)having a shape like a kidney
Danish nyreformet
  • nyreformethaving a shape like a kidney
Estonian neerjas
  • neerjashaving a shape like a kidney
Finnish munuaismainen
  • munuaismainenhaving a shape like a kidney
Italian reniforme
  • reniformehaving a shape like a kidney
Polish nerkowaty
  • nerkowatyhaving a shape like a kidney
Spanish arriñonado
  • arriñonadohaving a shape like a kidney
Turkish böbreksi
  • böbreksihaving a shape like a kidney
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APA

kidney-shaped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kidney-shaped

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Chicago

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