flat
English
/flæt/
adj
Definitions
- Having no variations in height.
- (music) Without variations in pitch.
- (slang) Having small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks.
- (music) Lowered by one semitone.
- (music) Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
- (of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
- Uninteresting.
- (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.
- (wine) Lacking acidity without being sweet.
- (of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.
- (juggling) Without spin; spinless.
- (figurative) Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; dull and boring.
- Absolute; downright; peremptory.
- (phonetics) sonant; vocal, as distinguished from a sharp (non-sonant) consonant
- (grammar) Not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "to".
- (golf) Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
- (horticulture) Flattening at the ends.
- (authorship) Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.
- (commerce) Fixed; unvarying.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English flat derived from Old Norse flatr (flat) derived from Proto-Germanic *flataz (flat) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (flat, broad), *pleth₂- (flat, broad).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pleth₂-
Gloss
flat, broad
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Flathead English
- aflat English
- back English
- bed English
- beflatter English
- bill English
- block English
- bread English
- car English
- cat English
- demiflat English
- field English
- fish English
- flat-footed English
- flat-headed cat English
- flat-mouthed English
- flat-warming English
- flatback English
- flatbacker English
- flatbed English
- flatbill English
- flatblock English
- flatbread English
- flatcar English
- flatette English
- flatfield English
- flatfish English
- flatfoot English
- flatfooted English
- flatfootedly English
- flatfootedness English
- flathead English
- flathouse English
- flatification English
- flating English
- flatiron English
- flatland English
- flatlander English
- flatlay English
- flatleaf English
- flatlet English
- flatline English
- flatliner English
- flatling English
- flatlings English
- flatlock English
- flatly English
- flatmate English
- flatmount English
- flatness English
- flatpack English
- flatpacked English
- flatrod English
- flatsawn English
- flatscape English
- flatscreen English
- flatsedge English
- flatshare English
- flatsharer English
- flatsharing English
- flattage English
- flatten English
- flattenability English
- flattenable English
- flattener English
- flatter English
- flatterable English
- flatterer English
- flatteress English
- flatterest English
- flattereth English
- flattering English
- flatterous English
- flattersome English
- flattery English
- flattie English
- flatting English
- flattish English
- flattishness English
- flattop English
- flatty English
- flatware English
- flatwater English
- flatweave English
- flatwise English
- flatwork English
- flatworm English
- flatwoven English
- foot English
- footed English
- head English
- headed English
- house English
- iron English
- land English
- lay English
- layflat English
- leaf English
- line English
- lock English
- mate English
- microflat English
- mount English
- mouthed English
- mud English
- mudflat English
- nonflat English
- outflatter English
- overflatter English
- pack English
- packed English
- rod English
- sand English
- sandflat English
- sawn English
- screen English
- sedge English
- share English
- sharer English
- sharing English
- top English
- ultraflat English
- unflatten English
- unflatter English
- warming English
- water English
- weave English
- work English
- worm English
- woven English
- *platta Latin
- *plattus Latin
- *plattus, *plat(t)us Latin
- fōrma, forma Latin
- later Latin
- platessa Latin
- plattus Latin
- platyrhynchos Latin
- platyrhynchus Latin
- Plattdeutsch German
- Plattfisch German
- Plattfuß German
- fletschen German
- platt German
- plattdeutsch German
- plattmachen German
- flat Dutch, Flemish
- flatgebouw Dutch, Flemish
- galerijflat Dutch, Flemish
- torenflat Dutch, Flemish
- flatter French
- plat French
- πλάθανον Ancient Greek
- πλατύς Ancient Greek
- *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *plat- Proto-Indo-European
- *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *pléth₂us Proto-Indo-European
- *pl̥th₂-éwih₂ Proto-Indo-European
- flat Norwegian Bokmål
- *flataz Proto-Germanic
- *flatją Proto-Germanic
- flat Swedish
- platt Swedish
- flat Norwegian Nynorsk
- पृथु Sanskrit
- प्रथस् Sanskrit
- flat Middle English
- flatling Middle English
- flatlynges Middle English
- flatnesse Middle English
- flatt-mowthede Middle English
- lann Irish
- lannaigh Irish
- flatr Old Norse
- plata Old Norse
- flad Danish
- fladfisk Danish
- fladlus Danish
- plat Old French
- पृथु Hindi
- फ़्लैट Hindi
- lann Old Irish
- lann Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- lann Manx
- plat Middle High German
- vletschen Middle High German
- flatter Middle French
- *ɸlaxsnā Proto-Celtic
- *ɸletos Proto-Celtic
- *pr̥tʰúš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- fleti Swahili
- *prátʰas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *pr̥tʰúṣ Proto-Indo-Aryan
- -lann Middle Irish
- flet Tok Pisin
- 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀼 Maharastri Prakrit
- *pr̥θúš Proto-Iranian
- 𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬎 Avestan
- bed
- car
- rod
- top
- cat
- lay
- mud
- sawn
- foot
- iron
- pack
- head
- back
- fish
- land
- leaf
- line
- lock
- bill
- worm
- sand
- work
- mate
- weave
- block
- bread
- woven
- share
- field
- water
- mount
- sedge
- aflat
- house
- flatly
- headed
- sharer
- screen
- flatty
- packed
- footed
- flating
- mouthed
- flatrod
- layflat
- nonflat
- flattop
- sharing
- flatcar
- flatten
- warming
- mudflat
- flattie
- flatlet
- flatbed
- flatlay
- flatter
- flatling
- flatlock
- sandflat
- flatfoot
- flatting
- flatbill
- Flathead
- flatette
- demiflat
- flatback
- flattery
- flatline
- flatsawn
- flatware
- flatworm
- flathead
- flatfish
- flatpack
- flattish
- flatness
- flatwork
- flatland
- flattage
- flatwise
- flatmate
- flatiron
- flatleaf
- beflatter
- flatmount
- flatscape
- flatliner
- unflatter
- flattener
- microflat
- flatterer
- flatweave
- flathouse
- ultraflat
- flatlings
- flatblock
- flatwater
- unflatten
- flatfield
- flatshare
- flatbread
- flatsedge
- flatwoven
- flatterest
- flattering
- flatterous
- flatlander
- flatsharer
- flatfooted
- outflatter
- flatbacker
- flattereth
- flatscreen
- flatpacked
- flatteress
- flat-footed
- flattenable
- flatterable
- flattersome
- overflatter
- flatsharing
- flattishness
- flatfootedly
- flat-warming
- flat-mouthed
- flatification
- flatfootedness
- flattenability
- flat-headed cat