plat
plat · more plat · most plat
Flat; level; frank, on the levelFlat; level; (by extension) frank, on the level.
/plæt/
Meaning
1 sensesFlat; level; (by extension) frank, on the level.
Origin
From Middle English plat, plate, platte (“flat; smooth; blunt, plain”), from Anglo-Norman,From Middle English plat, plate, platte (“flat; smooth; blunt, plain”), from Anglo-Norman, Middle French, and Old French plat (“(adjective) flat, level; calm; blunt, plain; (adverb) in a flat position; directly, straight; bluntly, plainly”), from Vulgar Latin *plattus (“flat; smooth”); further etymology uncertain, but possibly from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “flat; wide”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“flat”).
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Forms
more plat, most platWord family
2 related wordsRelatedbureau plat
Derivedplatness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form