flatness

flatness

English

Etymology

From Middle English flatnesse, equivalent to flat +‎ -ness.

Noun

flatness (countable and uncountable, plural flatnesses)

1. The state of being flat
2. The state of being two-dimensional; planar : planarity
3. The state of being bland : dullness
4. Mattness, the quality of a painted surface which scatters or absorbs the light falling on it, so as to be substantially free from gloss or sheen
5. (oenology) Lack of bouquet and freshness of a wine, through too much aeration or infection with film yeasts
6. (statistics) slim-tailedness or platykurticity

Translations

state of being flat

Bulgarian: гладкост (bg) f (gladkost) French: planéité (fr) f

German: Flachheit f Spanish: planicidad f

state of being planar

Bulgarian: планарност f (planarnost) French: planéité (fr) f, planitude (fr) f

German: Ebenheit f Spanish: planaridad f

state of being bland

Bulgarian: отегчителност (bg) f (otegčitelnost) French: platitude (fr) f

Spanish: aburrición (es) f

mattness

Bulgarian: матовост (bg) f (matovost) French: matité (fr) f

Spanish: matidez f

lack of bouquet

French: goût de l’évent m

slim-tailedness