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flatness

/ˈflætnəs/FLAT-nuhs
/ˈflætnəs/FLAT-nuhs

Meaningthe quality of being flat

Common meaning: levelness

Other meanings: dullness

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)flatr‘flat’source
  2. Middle Englishflatsource
  3. Englishflat‘level and even’
  4. Englishformed in English from flatflatness‘levelness’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from flat + -ness.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), FLAT, p.211 · scan

Source words

  • flatr Old Norse (Icelandic) · source word “flat”

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