flatness

English

Etymology

flat +‎ -ness

Noun

flatness (uncountable)

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) Sometimes used as a synonym for slim-tailedness or platykurticity

Translations

state of being flat

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

• German: Flachheit (de) f

state of being planar

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

• German: Ebenheit (de) f

state of being bland

• Bulgarian: отегчителност (bg) f (otegčitelnost)

• French: platitude (fr) f

mattness

• Bulgarian: матовост (bg) f (matovost)

• French: matité (fr) f

lack of bouquet

• French: goût de l’évent m

slim-tailedness