Flatter

Word FLATTER
Character 7
Hyphenation flat ter
Pronunciations /ˈflætə/

Definitions and meanings of "Flatter"

What do we mean by flatter?

Having no variations in height.

(voice) Without variations in pitch.

Having small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks.

(note) Lowered by one semitone.

Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.

(of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.

Uninteresting.

(of a carbonated drink) With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.

Lacking acidity without being sweet.

(of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.

(of a throw) Without spin; spinless.

Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; dull and boring.

Absolute; downright; peremptory.

(of a consonant) sonant; vocal, as distinguished from a sharp (non-sonant) consonant

(grammar) Not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "to".

(of a golf club) Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.

(of certain fruits) Flattening at the ends.

(authorship, especially of a character) Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.

Fixed; unvarying.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Flatter

The word "flatter" in example sentences

V. ii.823 (467,8) [To flatter up these powers of mine with rest] Dr. Warburton would read _fetter_, but _flatter_ or _sooth_ is, in my opinion, more apposite to the king's purpose than _fetter_. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

Perhaps I again flatter myself, but I think I've contributed as much to the development and celebration of real American culture as Racistsentative Russell Pearce. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The whole area is quite a bit lower than the survey indicates, and it's much "flatter" - the hills aren't as high, and the low spots aren't as low relative to the surrounding terrain. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The more violent an act the flatter should be the presentation. ❋ Unknown (2010)

To be sedulous in promoting another’s good, also to flatter is to honour, as a sign we seek his protection or aid. ❋ Unknown (1909)

Birk's street-front shop is piled high with all that's left over when most of us have been sold on the idea of flatter screens and a more well rounded sound and convenience beyond our dreams. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The new, " flatter " structure would give Mr. Burke — who is slated to be NBC Universal ' s chief executive — more direct oversight of the company ' s biggest assets: cable and broadcast television networks. ❋ Sam Schechner (2010)

I really like the witch postcard - the only reason the house looks like it has legs is because of the angle you've set them at - if you'd arranged them 'flatter' ie more horizontal it would work - I think the concept is terrific! ❋ Katelnorth (2007)

The planet isn't just getting smaller and "flatter," it's also becoming smarter. ❋ Samuel J. Palmisano (2009)

We are witnessing manufacturing Darwinism as the world gets "flatter" (Friedman) and GM's position as the center of (their own) universe is passing. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And this all the more surely, because by far the greater part of the community is either absolutely unable, or able only with great difficulty, to escape from illusions and deceitful subtleties, especially such as flatter the passions. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The shakeup comes a week after similar moves were announced at Fannie as part of what its new CEO, Herbert Allison, described as a shift to a "flatter" management structure. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I once had a friend who talked about how hurt she was, back in grade school, when her white friend thought to "flatter" her by dressing up as "Aunt Jemima" replete with blackened skin; my friend was a heavyset kid and she still is, so, you know, there is nothing like the betrayal of a white friend who you thought was cool until they do something completely demented as to don "blackface"! ❋ Anxious Black Woman (2007)

But if they're not really in a moving car, no matter how cleverly the process shot is pulled off, there's always a certain amount of disconnect between them and their environment: with rear-projection, the environment looks "flatter" than they do, and with today's process shots, you sort of get the feeling of flesh-and-blood humans in a digitized environment. ❋ Jaime J. Weinman (2006)

With whiplash speed, the governor's office spoke of implementing a "flatter" tax, one that included a charitable deduction.... ❋ Unknown (2005)

And many really suppose that flats and sharps in themselves are different from other notes -- a little "flatter" or ❋ Various (N/A)

The only complaint some may have is that the keys are "flatter" than the ones used on other Dell notebooks, so touch typists might have a learning curve when using this notebook. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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