Flatness
['flætnɪs]
Definition
(noun.) the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss.
(noun.) a deficiency in flavor; 'it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils'.
(noun.) a want of animation or brilliance; 'the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's style'.
Edited by Erna--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being flat.
(n.) Eveness of surface; want of relief or prominence; the state of being plane or level.
(n.) Want of vivacity or spirit; prostration; dejection; depression.
(n.) Want of variety or flavor; dullness; insipidity.
(n.) Depression of tone; the state of being below the true pitch; -- opposed to sharpness or acuteness.
Checker: Muriel
Examples
- This, from the extreme flatness of it, his nose, I mean, not the fortune, appeared probable. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The liquid was forced from the cellar by the air pressure, and when turned off, the air pressure was resumed in the cask, which preserved the beer from being thrown into a state of flatness. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The flatness was all gone out of her voice. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- With such a gun you must seek a flatness over which to fire. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Inputed by Errol