Hypertext Webster Gateway: "flatness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flatness \Flat"ness\, n.
1. The quality or state of being flat.
2. Eveness of surface; want of relief or prominence; the
state of being plane or level.
3. Want of vivacity or spirit; prostration; dejection;
depression.
4. Want of variety or flavor; dullness; insipidity.
5. Depression of tone; the state of being below the true
pitch; -- opposed to {sharpness} or {acuteness}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
flatness
n 1: the property of having two dimensions [syn: {two-dimensionality},
{planeness}]
2: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking
highlights or gloss [syn: {lusterlessness}, {lustrelessness},
{mat}, {matt}, {matte}]
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