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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
flatness \flat"ness\, noun
1. The quality or state of being flat.
2. Eveness of surface; want of relief or prominence; the state of being plane or level.
3. Want of vivacity or spirit; prostration; dejection; depression.
4. Want of variety or flavor; dullness; insipidity.
5. Depression of tone; the state of being below the true pitch; -- opposed to {sharpness} or {acuteness}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
flatness
noun
1: the property of having two dimensions [syn: {two-dimensionality}, {planeness}]
2: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss [syn: {lusterlessness}, {lustrelessness}, {mat}, {matt}, {matte}]
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