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• n  the property of having two dimensions
• n  a want of animation or brilliance
  the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's style
• n  a deficiency in flavor
  it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils
• n  the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
• n  inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

• The flatness of the universe also means the theory of inflation has passed a key test.
• What didn't change was the flatness.
• What is not is the flatness of Schwarzenegger's performance, the dullness of his odyssey.

• two-dimensionality
• planeness
• lusterlessness
• lustrelessness
• mat
• matt
• matte
• languor
• lethargy
• sluggishness
• phlegm

News & Articles

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• iOS 7's new design is its least exciting feature
  The iOS 7 preview that Apple showed off at its Worldwide Developers Conference sports a massively overhauled look. You’ve read all about it already—the parallax animation, the flatness, the 3D effects: iOS 7 looks sort of like a brand new phone, albeit one you already know how to use. But make no mistake: Based on what Apple’s shown so far, even if iOS 7 looked pixel-for-pixel exactly like iOS 6 ...
  June 20, 2013 - Macworld

Quotes

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• Kyle Busch in Forbes
  I like the flatness of California,Busch said, referring to the banking that ranges from 3 degrees on the backstretch to 14-degrees in the turns. "I grew up on a relatively flat track at the Las Vegas Bullring and I've done well at New...
• Joe Torre in OCRegister
  We appeared a little flat. But don't get me wrong, John Maine was pretty special today,Torre said. "He was responsible for a lot of the flatness."
• Richard Burton in Daily Mail
  Burton said it was "to burn up the flatness, the stale, empty, dull deadness that one feels when one goes off-stage".