As we know a shape is a graphical representation of an object or its external boundary, outline as opposed to other properties such as color, texture, or material type.
Today we are going to look at commonly used Adjective words for describing different 2d and 3d shapes of objects. Using these you would be able to express and compare various objects based on their shapes and structure.
Adjectives to Describe Shape
Following is a list of common adjectives to describe the shape:
- Straight: This is a straight line
- Wide: It is a wide road
- Skinny: She is skinny
- Square: There are four squares
- Steep: It is very steep to drive
- Narrow: You will come across a narrow road
- Round: It is a round shape object
- Shallow: The water is shallow deep
- High: Being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension
- Hollow: The vessel is hollow from inside
- Low: It has low altitude
- Curved: Not straight; having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
- Deep: With head or back bent low
- Flat: Parallel to the ground
- Aerodynamic: Of or relating to aerodynamics
- Broad: Very large in expanse or scope
- Chubby: Children are bright-eyed, chubby, and shy
- Crooked: Having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
- Triangular: Having three angles; forming or shaped like a triangle
- Oval: A closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
- Circular: Marked by or moving in a circle
- Cylindrical: Related to or having the shape or properties of a cylinder
- Angular: Having angles or an angular shape
- Two Dimensional: There are two major methods of two dimensional fractal generation
- Three Dimensional: Very large in expanse or scope
- Tapered: Gradually narrowed toward a point
- Globular: Having the shape of a sphere or ball
- Diminutive: Very small
- Dinky: Small and insignificant
- Foursquare: A plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
- Gargantuan: Of great mass; huge and bulky
- Horizontal: Parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line
- Large: Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- Lengthy: Relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
- Level: A flat surface at right angles to a plumb line
- Little: Limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- Long: Primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
- Midget: Very small
- Oblique: Slanting or inclined in direction or course or position–neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angular
- Orbicular: Having the shape of a sphere or ball
- Plain: Lacking patterns especially in color
- Plump: Straight down especially heavily or abruptly
- Pointy: With a pointy stick
- Portly: Euphemisms for `fat’
- Punny: Witty or punny dialogue
- Regular: Having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula
- End Meets: Open shapes never make the ends meet
- Diagonal: Is something with slanted lines or a line that connects one corner with the corner furthest away.
- Mark: A shape mark is a trademark that safeguards the shape of the product. It might be the shape of a product, a good, brand, logo, label, tag, etc
- Regular: used for uniform shapes
When two objects have same shape you can use the words like identical and similar to describe those objects.
How to use these words in sentences & while you speak:
For Example : “It is a two-dimensional figure”, “This Valley is very deep”, “I like this Straight statue”.
Don’t worry If you aren’t able to remember all the shape words, You can use this list as a reference till the time you master these shape and structure adjectives and get used to speaking and writing them in sentences.
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