Synonyms: phlegm, lethargy, languor, sluggishness, flatness
Definition: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
Usage: the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends
Similar words: inactiveness, inactivity, inertia
Definition: a disposition to remain inactive or inert
Usage: he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work
Synonyms: lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte, flatness
Definition: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
Similar words: dullness
Definition: a lack of visual brightness
Usage: the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea
Synonyms: planeness, flatness, two-dimensionality
Definition: the property of having two dimensions
Similar words: dimensionality
Definition: the spatial property of having dimensions
Usage: all matter has dimensionality
Synonyms: flatness
Definition: a deficiency in flavor
Usage: it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils
Similar words: taste, taste perception, taste sensation, gustatory perception, gustatory sensation
Definition: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
Usage: the candy left him with a bad taste; the melon had a delicious taste
Synonyms: flatness
Definition: a want of animation or brilliance
Usage: the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's style
Similar words: expressive style, style
Definition: 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
Usage: all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper