noun
Meaning 1
The state of being flat
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
flatness
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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US: /ˈflætnəs/
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noun
Meaning 2
The state of being two-dimensional; planar : planarity
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
The state of being bland : dullness
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
Mattness, the quality of a painted surface which scatters or absorbs the light falling on it, so as to be substantially free from gloss or sheen
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
Lack of bouquet and freshness of a wine, through too much aeration or infection with film yeasts
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: beverages, food, lifestyle, oenology, wine
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noun
Meaning 6
slim-tailedness or platykurtosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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noun
Meaning 7
inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: languor, lethargy, sluggishness, phlegm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inactiveness, inactivity, inertia
noun
Meaning 8
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dullness
noun
Meaning 9
the property of having two dimensions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: two-dimensionality, planeness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dimensionality
noun
Meaning 10
a deficiency in flavor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception
noun
Meaning 11
a want of animation or brilliance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's style
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expressive style, style
History
Etymology
From Middle English flatnesse, equivalent to flat + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: гладкост (gladkost) — state of being flat
- French: planéité — state of being flat
- German: Flachheit — state of being flat
- Spanish: planicidad — state of being flat
- Spanish: planitud — state of being flat
- Ottoman Turkish: دوزلك (düzlük) — state of being flat
- Bulgarian: планарност (planarnost) — state of being planar
- French: planéité — state of being planar
- French: planitude — state of being planar
- German: Ebenheit — state of being planar
- Spanish: planaridad — state of being planar
- Bulgarian: отегчителност (otegčitelnost) — state of being bland
- French: platitude — state of being bland
- Spanish: aburrición — state of being bland
- Bulgarian: матовост (matovost) — mattness
- French: matité — mattness
- Spanish: matidez — mattness
- French: goût de l’évent — lack of bouquet
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