contourless
Lacking defined edges
Contourless describes something lacking distinct outlines, curves, or defining shape.
A contourless landscape is flat and featureless; a contourless face lacks prominent bone structure: The fog rendered the hills contourless.
The word often suggests monotony or absence of visual interest.
Without distinct shape
- shapelessLacking distinct structure
- unformedWithout developed structure
- unshapedWithout defined form
- bloblikeShapeless and lumpy
fluid · malleable · pliable · protean · inchoate · gelatinous · plasmic · soft
Soft and unclear
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- smudgedBlurred by contact
smeared · indistinct · out-of-focus · diffuse · gauzy · misty · foggy · clouded
Lacking vertical variation
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- bareLacking any covering
- uniformIdentical throughout
blank · unadorned · monotonous · unremarkable · homogeneous · unvaried · unpatterned · characterless
Not depicting reality
- nonrepresentationalNot depicting reality
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
ambient · atmospheric · impressionistic · ethereal · nebulous · dissolved · dematerialized · intangible
amorphous
Without distinct shape
bloblike · fluid · malleable · pliable · protean · inchoate · gelatinous · plasmic · soft · boundaryless
fuzzy
Soft and unclear
smudged · smeared · indistinct · out-of-focus · diffuse · gauzy · misty · foggy · clouded · bleeding
flat
Lacking vertical variation
uniform · blank · unadorned · monotonous · unremarkable · homogeneous · unvaried · unpatterned · characterless · nondescript
nonfigurative
Not depicting reality
- nonrepresentationalNot depicting reality
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
geometric · ambient · atmospheric · impressionistic · ethereal · nebulous · dissolved · dematerialized · intangible
contour, contours, contoured, contouring, recontoured, recontouring