Flat

Quick meaning: Flat is an adjective meaning Having no variations in height.

Meaning

Having no variations in height.

More Meanings

1. Without variation in level, quantity, value, tone etc.
2. (figurative) Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; uninteresting; dull and boring.
3. (music, note) Lowered by one semitone.
4. (music) Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
5. Absolute; downright; peremptory.
6. (of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
7. (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.

Example Sentences

Your A string is flat.

The party was a bit flat.

The land around here is flat.

The exchange rate has been flat for several weeks.

Word Forms

• flatter
• flattest
• flatt
• flatte
• flats
• flatting
• flatted

Synonyms for flat

Depending on context, synonyms include even, planar, plane, smooth, uniform, monotone.

Antonyms for flat

Common opposites include bumpy, cratered, hilly, rough, wrinkled, sharp.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include level, horizontal, plane, planar, matt, matte.

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