Meaning

30 senses
  1. Having no variations in height.

    The land around here is flat.

    having lost effervescence

  2. Having no variations in height.

    In a horizontal line or plane; not sloping.

    a flat roof

  3. Smooth; having no protrusions, indentations or other surface irregularities, or relatively so.

    The surface of the mirror must be completely flat.

    The carpet isn't properly flat in that corner.

    having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness

  4. (slang)Having small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks.

    Near-synonym: flat-chested

    That girl is completely flat on both sides.

  5. Without variation in level, quantity, value, tone etc.

    The exchange rate has been flat for several weeks.

  6. Without variation in level, quantity, value, tone etc.

    At a consistently depressed level; consistently lacklustre.

    Sales have been flat all year, and we've barely broken even.

    horizontally level

  7. (not comparable)Of fees, fares etc., fixed; unvarying.

    a flat fee

    flat rates

  8. Without variations in pitch.

    He delivered the speech in a flat tone.

    glatt

  9. Not diphthongal; without variation in height or backness.

  10. Without variation in tone or hue (uniform), and dull (not glossy).

    The walls were painted a flat gray.

  11. (figuratively)Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; uninteresting; dull and boring.

    The party was a bit flat.

    The market is flat today as most traders are on holiday.

    flau, flach

    lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting

  12. Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; uninteresting; dull and boring.

    (especially, figuratively)Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.

    The author added a chapter to flesh out the book's flatter characters.

    lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth

Examples

855 sentences
  1. He laid himself flat on the floor.

    Він розтягнувся на підлозі. — aandrusiak

    deEr legte sich auf den Fußboden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Please drink the beer before it goes flat.

    Прошу пити пиво доки воно не видихалося — ChickenKiev

    ruПожалуйста, выпей пиво, пока оно не выдохлось. — odexed

    deSie sollten ihr Bier trinken, bevor es schal wird. — Haehnchenpaella

  3. My flat is on the third floor.

    Моя квартира на четвертому поверсі. — deniko

    deMeine Wohnung ist im dritten Stock. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Tom is convinced that the earth is flat.

    Том переконаний, що Земля пласка. — deniko

    ruТом уверен, что Земля плоская. — marafon

    deTom ist überzeugt, dass die Erde eine Scheibe ist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. I have flat feet.

    У мене плоскостопість. — deniko

    ruУ меня плоскостопие. — marafon

    deIch habe Plattfüße. — Vortarulo

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
having no variations in altitude:
Русский
By meaning 3
having no variations in altitude:
lowered by one semitone:
of a tyre: deflated:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
having no variations in altitude:
of a body part having no projection:
without variations in pitch:
uninteresting:
with its carbon dioxide having come out of solution:
unable to emit power:

Origin

From Middle English flat, a borrowing from Old Norse flatr (compare Norwegian and Swedish

From Middle English flat, a borrowing from Old Norse flatr (compare Norwegian and Swedish flat, Danish flad), from Proto-Germanic *flataz, from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“flat”); akin to Saterland Frisian flot (“smooth”), German Flöz (“a geological layer”), Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), Latvian plats, Sanskrit प्रथस् (prathas, “extension”). Doublet of plat and pleyt.

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Forms

flatter, flattest
Comparativeflatter Lesson
Superlativeflattest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

29 synonyms
of a carbonated drink: no longer fizzes:stillA1
having no variations in altitude:evenB1planeA1smoothA2uniformA2planar
uninteresting:boringA1
without variations in pitch:monotone
of wine: lacking acidity:flabby
Close in meaning

Antonyms

9 antonyms

Word family

136 related words

Collocations

11 patterns
  • a flat tire
  • flat tire
  • had a flat
  • flat tire on
  • tires is flat
  • got a flat
  • earth is flat
  • fell fell flat
  • world is flat
  • flat on the
  • fell flat

See also

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