Flat vs. Monotone
Difference Between Flat and Monotone
Flatadjective
Having no variations in height.
The land around here is flat.Monotoneadjective
(of speech or a sound) Having a single unvaried pitch.
Flatadjective
Without variations in pitch.
Monotoneadjective
(mathematics) Being, or having the salient properties of, a monotone function.
The function is monotone on , while is not.Flatadjective
(slang) Describing certain features, usually the breasts and/or buttocks, that are extremely small or not visible at all.
That girl is completely flat on both sides.Monotonenoun
A single unvaried tone of speech or a sound.
When Tima felt like her parents were treating her like a servant, she would speak in monotone and act as though she were a robot.Flatadjective
Lowered by one semitone.
Monotonenoun
A piece of writing in one strain throughout.
Flatadjective
(music) Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
Monotoneverb
(ambitransitive) To speak in a monotone.
Flatadjective
(of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
Monotonenoun
an unchanging intonation
Flatadjective
Uninteresting.
The party was a bit flat.Monotonenoun
a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts)
Flatadjective
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.
Monotoneadjective
of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value
Flatadjective
(wine) Lacking acidity without being sweet.
Monotoneadjective
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch;
the owl's faint monotonous hootingFlatadjective
(of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.
Flatadjective
Without spin; spinless.
Flatadjective
(figurative) Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; dull and boring.
The market is flat.The dialogue in your screenplay is flat -- you need to make it more exciting.Flatadjective
Absolute; downright; peremptory.
His claim was in flat contradiction to experimental results.I'm not going to the party and that's flat.Flatadjective
sonant; vocal, as distinguished from a sharp (non-sonant) consonant
Flatadjective
(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".
Many flat adverbs, as in 'run fast', 'buy cheap', etc. are from Old English.Flatadjective
Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
Flatadjective
Flattening at the ends.
Flatadjective
Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.
The author created the site to flesh out the books' flatter characters, who were actually quite well developed in her own mind.Flatadverb
So as to be flat.
Spread the tablecloth flat over the table.Flatadverb
Bluntly.
I asked him if he wanted to marry me and he turned me down flat.Flatadverb
Not exceeding.
He can run a mile in four minutes flat.Flatadverb
Completely.
I am flat broke this month.Flatadverb
Directly; flatly.
Flatadverb
Without allowance for accrued interest.
Flatnoun
An area of level ground.
Flatnoun
(music) A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ sign placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
Flatnoun
A flat tyre/tire.
Flatnoun
(in the plural) A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels.
She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels.Flatnoun
(in the plural) A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.
Flatnoun
(painting) A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolor/watercolour painting.
Flatnoun
The flat part of something:
Flatnoun
(swordfighting) The flat side of a blade, as opposed to the sharp edge.
Flatnoun
The palm of the hand, with the adjacent part of the fingers.
Flatnoun
A wide, shallow container.
a flat of strawberriesFlatnoun
(mail) A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes.
Flatnoun
(geometry) A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension.
Flatnoun
A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.
Flatnoun
A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.
Flatnoun
A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.
Flatnoun
A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions.
Flatnoun
(mining) A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.
Flatnoun
(obsolete) A dull fellow; a simpleton.
Flatnoun
(technical, theatre) A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin that depicts a building or other part of a scene, also called backcloth and backdrop.
Flatnoun
An apartment, usually on one level and usually consisting of more than one room.
Flatverb
(poker slang) To make a flat call; to call without raising.
Flatverb
(intransitive) To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
Flatverb
To fall from the pitch.
Flatverb
To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.
Flatverb
To make flat; to flatten; to level.
Flatverb
To render dull, insipid, or spiritless; to depress.
Flatnoun
a level tract of land
Flatnoun
a shallow box in which seedlings are started
Flatnoun
a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
Flatnoun
freight car without permanent sides or roof
Flatnoun
a deflated pneumatic tire
Flatnoun
scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
Flatnoun
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
Flatadjective
having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another;
a flat deskacres of level farmlanda plane surfaceFlatadjective
having no depth or thickness
Flatadjective
not modified or restricted by reservations;
a categorical deniala flat refusalFlatadjective
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground;
found himself lying flat on the floorFlatadjective
lacking contrast or shading between tones
Flatadjective
lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone;
B flatC sharpFlatadjective
flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
Flatadjective
lacking taste or flavor or tang;
a bland dietinsipid hospital foodflavorless supermarket tomatoesvapid beervapid teaFlatadjective
lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting;
a bland little dramaa flat jokeFlatadjective
having lost effervescence;
flat beera flat colaFlatadjective
not increasing as the amount taxed increases
Flatadjective
not made with leavening;
most flat breads are made from unleavened doughFlatadjective
parallel to the ground;
a flat roofFlatadjective
without pleats
Flatadjective
lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth;
a film with two-dimensional charactersa flat two-dimensional paintingFlatadjective
(of a tire) completely or partially deflated
Flatadjective
not reflecting light; not glossy;
flat wall painta photograph with a matte finishFlatadjective
lacking variety in shading;
a flat unshaded paintingFlatadverb
at full length;
he fell flat on his faceFlatadverb
with flat sails;
sail flat against the windFlatadverb
below the proper pitch;
she sang flat last nightFlatadverb
against a flat surface;
he lay flat on his backFlatadverb
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly;
he didn't answer directlytold me straight outcame out flat for less work and more payFlatadverb
wholly or completely;
He is flat broke
