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flatness adjective

flat

The adjective form of flatness is flat

The adjective form of flatness is flattish

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Definitions

  • adjective flatness horizontally level: a flat roof. 1
  • adjective flatness level, even, or without unevenness of surface, as land or tabletops. 1
  • adjective flatness having a surface that is without marked projections or depressions: a broad, flat face. 1
  • adjective flatness lying horizontally and at full length, as a person; prostrate: He was flat on the canvas after the knockdown. 1
  • adjective flatness lying wholly on or against something: The banner was flat against the wall. 1
  • adjective flatness thrown down, laid low, or level with the ground, as fallen trees or buildings. 1
  • adjective flatness having a generally level shape or appearance; not deep or thick: a flat plate. 1
  • adjective flatness (of the heel of a shoe) low and broad. 1
  • adjective flatness spread out, as an unrolled map or the open hand. 1
  • adjective flatness deflated; collapsed: a flat tire. 1
  • adjective flatness absolute, downright, or positive; without qualification: a flat denial. 1
  • adjective flatness without modification or variation: a flat rate. 1
  • adjective flatness Informal. lacking money; broke. 1
  • adjective flatness without vitality or animation; lifeless; dull: flat writing. 1
  • adjective flatness having lost its flavor, sharpness, or life, as wine or food; stale. 1
  • adjective flatness (of a beverage) having lost its effervescence. 1
  • adjective flatness without flavor; not spiced: flat cooking. 1
  • adjective flatness prosaic, banal, or insipid: a flat style. 1
  • adjective flatness pointless, as a remark or joke. 1
  • adjective flatness commercially inactive: a flat day in the stock market. 1
  • adjective flatness (of a painting) not having the illusion of volume or depth. 1
  • adjective flatness (of a photograph or painting) lacking contrast or gradations of tone or color. 1
  • adjective flatness (of paint) without gloss; not shiny; mat. 1
  • adjective flatness not clear, sharp, or ringing, as sound or a voice. 1
  • adjective flatness lacking resonance and variation in pitch; monotonous: a flat delivery of the speech. 1
  • adjective flatness Music. (of a tone) lowered a half step in pitch: B flat. below an intended pitch, as a note; too low (opposed to sharp). 1
  • adjective flatness Grammar. derived without change in form, as English to brush from the noun brush and adverbs that do not add -ly to the adjective form as fast, cheap, and slow. 1
  • adjective flatness Phonetics. lenis; voiced. 1
  • adjective flatness Nautical. cut with little or no fullness. trimmed as nearly fore-and-aft as possible, for sailing to windward. 1
  • adjective flatness flat a, the a -sound (a) of glad, bat, or act. 1
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