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What is the adjective for flat?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs flat and flatten which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

flat
  1. Having no variations in height.
  2. (music) Without variations in pitch.
  3. (music) Lowered by one semitone.
  4. (music) Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
  5. (of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
  6. Uninteresting.
  7. 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.
  8. (wine) Lacking acidity without being sweet.
  9. (of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.
  10. (juggling, of a throw) Without spin; spinless.
  11. Lacking liveliness of commercial exchange and dealings; depressed; dull.
  12. Absolute; downright; peremptory.
  13. (phonetics) sonant; vocal, as distinguished from a sharp (non-sonant) consonant
  14. (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".
  15. (golf club) Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
  16. (fruit) Flattening at the ends.
  17. Synonyms:
  18. Examples:
    1. “The painter's goal was to distill the medium to its essence, in the process rendering the viewer aware of the flat surface of the painting.”
      “I was flat on the bed, unable to move.”
      “The fact that Cosmos is such a classic tune makes this dull, flat rendition even more of an affront.”
flattish
  1. Somewhat flat, in any comparable sense of the word.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Called Crown Prince, it's a flattish round shape, pale greeny grey and bright orange inside.”
      “Lytham is a classic seaside links, nine flattish holes out, nine flattish holes in.”
      “The boat was found laden with a cargo of flattish sandstone blocks, presumably brought to add to the causeway.”
flattenable
  1. Capable of being flattened.
flattened
  1. Made flat by something.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The flattened pancake was perfectly cooked and golden brown.”
flattest
  1. superlative form of flat: most flat
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “It is the driest, flattest, most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents.”
      “I presently live in the flattest part of the country where the course takes me 45 seconds on a hardtail.”
      “The fenlands of Norfolk are one of the flattest places on the planet and boats are the only way to travel.”
flatted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of flat
flatting
  1. present participle of flat
flattening
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