one-dimensional

English

Adjective

one-dimensional

1. An object with length, but no height or depth. Like a square has no depth, a one-dimensional object is that square with no width. A straight line.
2. (figuratively) Lacking depth or believability; flat.
   • 1972, Hardie Albright, Stage direction in transition

     Such one-dimensional characters have always existed in the theatre along with more recognizably human characters.

   • 1999, Kimberly Kimbell-Lopez, Connecting with traditional literature

     In contrast to this are the flat, one-dimensional characters found in fables.

Translations

having length, but no height or depth

Finnish: yksiulotteinen (fi) Hungarian: egydimenziós (hu)

Irish: aontoiseach (ga) Italian: unidimensionale (it) Romanian: unidimensional (ro)

figuratively, lacking depth or believability