1. lacking a figure or form; without a distinct shape or outline
2. not represented by a figure or image; without pictorial or sculptural representation

Examples

• The figureless mass of clouds drifted slowly across the sky.
• In the figureless darkness of the cave, they could see nothing.
• The artist preferred figureless abstraction to realistic portraiture.
• The figureless design of the fabric made it suitable for any interior style.
• Medieval iconoclasts destroyed figureless churches to avoid idolatry.
• The figureless silhouette emerged from the fog.