flatness
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the property of having two dimensions
Types & categories
- dimensionality hypernym
Related & opposite
- planar derivation
- flat derivation
- plane derivation
- compressed derivation
Sense 2 noun
a want of animation or brilliance
the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's style
Types & categories
- expressive style hypernym
Related & opposite
- 2-dimensional derivation
- monotone derivation
- bland derivation
Sense 3 noun
a deficiency in flavor
it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils
Types & categories
- taste hypernym
Related & opposite
- bland derivation
Sense 4 noun
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
Types & categories
- dullness hypernym
Related & opposite
- matte derivation
- mat derivation
- lackluster derivation
- flat derivation
Sense 5 noun
inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends
Types & categories
- inertia hypernym
Related & opposite
- torpid derivation
- phlegmatic derivation
- lethargic derivation
- lackadaisical derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | planar |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | flat |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | plane |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | compressed |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | dimensionality |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | 2-dimensional |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | monotone |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bland |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | expressive style |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bland |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | taste |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | matte |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | mat |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | lackluster |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | flat |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | dullness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | torpid |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | phlegmatic |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | lethargic |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | lackadaisical |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | inertia |