flatter
adjective
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Having no variations in height.
“The land around here is flat.”
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(voice) Without variations in pitch.
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Having small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks.
“That girl is completely flat on both sides.”
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(note) Lowered by one semitone.
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Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
“Your A string is too flat.”
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(of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
- 7
Uninteresting.
“The party was a bit flat.”
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(of a carbonated drink) With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
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Lacking acidity without being sweet.
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(of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.
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(of a throw) Without spin; spinless.
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Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; dull and boring.
“The dialogue in your screenplay is flat -- you need to make it more exciting.”
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Absolute; downright; peremptory.
“His claim was in flat contradiction to experimental results.”
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(of a consonant) sonant; vocal, as distinguished from a sharp (non-sonant) consonant
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(grammar) Not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "to".
“Many flat adverbs, as in 'run fast', 'buy cheap', etc. are from Old English.”
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(of a golf club) Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
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(of certain fruits) Flattening at the ends.
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(authorship, especially of a character) Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.
“The author added a chapter to flesh out the books' flatter characters.”
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Fixed; unvarying.
“a flat fare on public transport”
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour.
- 2
To enhance someone's vanity by praising them.
- 3
To portray someone to advantage.
“Her portrait flatters her.”
- 4
To encourage or cheer someone with (usually false) hope.
noun
- 1
A type of set tool used by blacksmiths.
- 2
A flat-faced fulling hammer.
- 3
A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips such as watch springs.
- 4
Someone who flattens, purposely or accidently. Also flattener.
noun
- 1
Someone who lives in a rented flat.
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