flatness

Other forms: flatnesses

Definitions of flatness
  1. noun
    the property of having two dimensions
    synonyms: planeness, two-dimensionality
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    type of:
    dimensionality
    the spatial property of having dimensions
  2. noun
    the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
    synonyms: lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte
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    type of:
    dullness
    a lack of visual brightness
  3. noun
    a want of animation or brilliance
    “the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's style”
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    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
  4. noun
    a deficiency in flavor
    “it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils”
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    type 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
  5. noun
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
    synonyms: languor, lethargy, phlegm, sluggishness
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    type of:
    inactiveness, inactivity, inertia
    a disposition to remain inactive or inert
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