Meanings
comparative more shaped · superlative most shaped
- in compoundsHaving a particular shape (sharing the appearance of something in space, especially its outline – often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure).
- in compoundsDesigned for a particular person or thing.
a God-shaped hole in one's heart
1 more example
Records showed the three security agents were already dead, which bore further investigation, but that was an Ibanez-shaped problem, and Lillian's problems were taller, leaner, and perhaps even meaner, so she focused on them instead.
2024 September 8, HarryBlank, “Next to Nothing”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2024 - InternetHaving a particularly pleasant or recognizable shape.
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of shape
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveshaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishschaped
- Englishshaped
From Middle English schaped, ischaped, equivalent to shape + -ed.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Esperanto formita
- formitahaving been given a shape
Finnish muotoiltu, muovattu
- muotoiltuhaving been given a shape
- muovattuhaving been given a shape
- muotoinenhaving a particular shape
- hahmoinenhaving a particular shape
French en forme de
- en forme dehaving a particular shape
German geformt, -förmig
- geformthaving been given a shape
- -förmighaving been given a shape
- -förmighaving a particular shape
Hungarian alakú, formájú
- alakúhaving a particular shape
- formájúhaving a particular shape
Irish -chruthach
- -chruthachhaving a particular shape
Italian modellato
- modellatohaving been given a shape
Polish ukształtowany, -owaty
- ukształtowanyhaving been given a shape
- -owatyhaving a particular shape
Russian -обра́зный
- -обра́зный (-obráznyj)having a particular shape
Turkish şeklinde
- şeklindehaving a particular shape
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with shaped
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Cite this entry
shaped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaped
“shaped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaped. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shaped,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaped.
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