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FLATNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
Example:
the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends
Synonyms:
flatness; languor; lethargy; phlegm; sluggishness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("flatness" is a kind of...):
inactiveness; inactivity; inertia (a disposition to remain inactive or inert)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
Synonyms:
flatness; lusterlessness; lustrelessness; mat; matt; matte
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("flatness" is a kind of...):
dullness (a lack of visual brightness)
Derivation:
flat (not reflecting light; not glossy)
flat (lacking contrast or shading between tones)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The property of having two dimensions
Synonyms:
flatness; planeness; two-dimensionality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("flatness" is a kind of...):
dimensionality (the spatial property of having dimensions)
Derivation:
flat (having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness)
flat (having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another)
flat (flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes))
Sense 4
Meaning:
A deficiency in flavor
Example:
it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("flatness" is a kind of...):
gustatory perception; gustatory sensation; taste; taste perception; taste sensation (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus)
Derivation:
flat (lacking taste or flavor or tang)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A want of animation or brilliance
Example:
the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's style
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("flatness" is a kind of...):
expressive style; style (a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period)
Derivation:
flat (lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth)
flat (sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch)
flat (lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting)
