Synonyms for flatness

Synonyms for (noun) flatness

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


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