1
: having or being an irregular or asymmetrical shape or design
free-form furniture
2
: free sense 12b
free-form dancing

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The resort’s also home to one of the largest free-form pools in the Dominican Republic and Splash Island Water Park, with four waterslides, a lazy river, and a splash zone just for little ones. Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 13 Jan. 2026 In an interview published in March 1973, Weir told Cameron Crowe about how the group fashioned its free-form shows. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 10 Jan. 2026 The sofa is upscale futon-esque (complimentary), and the mirrors are opulent: free-form edged and wrapped in fur. Nick Remsen, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025 Perkins specializes in conjuring an overall sense of dread and coming up with hallucinatory images that work better as free-form conduits of fear than as, say, puzzle pieces designed to fill in a big picture. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for free-form

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of free-form was in 1942

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“Free-form.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free-form. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.

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