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flatness

/ˈflætnəs/

Meanings
  • adjective

    The state or quality of being level or without undulations or inclinations.

    - "The surface of the lake was flat and calm."
    - "The tabletop was perfectly flat."
    - "The road was flat and easy to cycle on."
  • adjective

    Lacking excitement or interest; monotonous.

    - "His speech was flat and uninspiring."
    - "The movie was flat and failed to engage me."
    - "Her performance was flat and lacked emotion."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with flatness
mates , states , fates , gates , hates
Variants
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flat , flatly , flatness , flatnesses , flatter , flattest , flattish
Forms
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flatter, flatly, flatnesses


Etymology
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From Old French 'flat' or Middle English 'flaten', meaning 'to strike' or 'to beat'. The sense of 'level' or 'even' may have developed from the idea of smoothing or levelling a surface.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'flat earth' refers to the belief that the Earth is not a sphere but a flat plane.

  2. In the United States, a 'flat tax' is a tax system where everyone pays the same percentage of their income as tax.

  3. The term 'flat tire' refers to a tire that has lost all or most of its air pressure, causing the tire to no longer maintain its shape and become flat.


Related Concepts
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  1. levelling: The process of making a surface even or flat.

  2. plane: A flat surface extending infinitely in two directions.

  3. smooth: Relating to or having a flat, even surface.


Culture
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Flatness has been a significant concept in various fields, including physics (flat space in cosmology), mathematics (flat manifolds), and art (flat design). It is also used metaphorically to describe emotions, situations, or experiences that are lacking in excitement or interest.

How to Memorize "flatness"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a perfectly flat surface, such as a tabletop or a calm lake.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'flatness' with the feeling of a smooth, even surface.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Flat is what I want' to help remember the meaning of the word.


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