Word for “not having a definite form”?
Is there a word for something with a constantly changing or not easily identifiable form?
Example: If a person sometimes acts shy but other times is more extroverted, so you’re not sure how to describe their personality — is there a word for that state of not really knowing what category a person or thing falls into?
Solution 1:
Temperamental is what you're looking for.
A temperamental person is someone whose behaviour is unpredictable or whose mood changes suddenly.
Capricious and mercurial can also be used for such kind of person.
Mercurial: If you describe someone as mercurial, you mean that they frequently change their mind or mood without warning. [Collins Dictionary]
Capricious: having a tendency to sudden unpredictable changes of attitude or behaviour. [Collins Dictionary]
Due to their capricious and erratic behaviour, they are unclassifiable.
If a person sometimes acts shy but other times is more extroverted
Ambivert: a person whose personality has features typical of both introverts and extroverts.
Solution 2:
Some suggestions:
Ephemeral Lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory.
Volatile Changeable; mercurial; flighty; fleeting; transient.
Elusive Eluding or failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define.