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flattish

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈflætɪʃ/
  • CMU ARPABET: F L AE1 T IH0 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Somewhat flat, in any comparable sense of the word.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *flataz Old Norse flatrbor. Middle English flat English flat Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English flattish From flat + -ish.