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Meaning of 'flatness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Flatness [ n.]
- The quality or state of being flat.
- Eveness of surface; want of relief or prominence; the state of being plane or level.
- Want of vivacity or spirit; prostration; dejection; depression.
- Want of variety or flavor; dullness; insipidity.
- Depression of tone; the state of being below the true pitch; -- opposed to sharpness or acuteness.

Meaning of 'flatness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . flatness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a deficiency in flavor
Example in sentence:
  • it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils
Meaning (2):
- a want of animation or brilliance
Example in sentence:
  • the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's style
Meaning (3):
- inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
Example in sentence:
  • the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends

Nearby Words:

flabbergast flabbergastation flabbily flabbiness flabby flabel flabellate flabellation flabelliform flabellinerved

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