FLATNESS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

a want of animation or brilliance

Example: the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's style

Categories: Expressive style, Style

Part of speech: Noun

a deficiency in flavor

Example: it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils

Categories: Taste, Taste sensation, Gustatory sensation, Taste perception, Gustatory perception

Part of speech: Noun

the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

Categories: Dullness

The word "flatness" comes from Middle English flatnesse.

flat – A related word in the same word family.

ness – A related word in the same word family.

Middle English had more flexible word order than Modern English because it retained more inflections.