Flatness
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The state or quality of being flat.
noun.
Graveness of sound, as opposed to sharpness, acuteness, or shrillness.
noun.
Absoluteness; completeness.
noun.
In
music
, the quality or state of being below a true or given pitch.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The quality or state of being flat.
noun.
Eveness of surface; want of relief or prominence; the state of being plane or level.
noun.
Want of vivacity or spirit; prostration; dejection; depression.
noun.
Want of variety or flavor; dullness; insipidity.
noun.
Depression of tone; the state of being below the true pitch; -- opposed to
sharpness
or
acuteness
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The state of being
flat
noun.
The state of being
two-dimensional
;
planar
:
planarity
noun.
The state of being
bland
:
dullness
noun.
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
noun.
Lack of
bouquet
and
freshness
of a
wine
, through too much
aeration
or
infection
with
film
yeasts
noun.
Sometimes used as a synonym for slim-tailedness or platykurticity
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
noun.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
noun.
a want of animation or brilliance
noun.
a deficiency in flavor
noun.
the property of having two dimensions
Word Usage
"My reservations about Mr. Galassi's translations have to do with a certain flatness of tone."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
acuteness
sharpness
cross-reference
elementary flatness
flatness of the field
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
dimensionality
dullness
expressive style
gustatory perception
gustatory sensation
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
amplitude
aridity
attenuation
crudeness
distinctness
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
dejection
depression
dullness
insipidity
prostration