Added 9 October 2026
shape
/ˈʃeɪ̯p/ noun
In Latin: fōrma, figūra Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about shape at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline).
he could barely make out their shapes
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The spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance.
geometry is the mathematical science of shape
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Alternative names for the body of a human being.
Leonardo studied the human body
verb
Origin
From Middle English schap, schape, from Old English ġesceap (“shape, form, created being, creature, creation, dispensation, fate, condition, sex, gender, genitalia”), from Proto-West Germanic *ga- + *skap, from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *skapą (“shape, nature, condition”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“to split, cut”). The verb is from Middle English shapen, schapen, from Old English scieppan (“to shape, form, make, create, assign, arrange, destine, order, adjudge”), from Proto-West Germanic *skappjan, from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną (“to create”), from the noun.
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