Idioms for flat
Origin of flat
1SYNONYMS FOR flat
4 low, prone.
11 outright, peremptory, categorical.
14 boring, spiritless, prosaic.
17 vapid, unsavory.
ANTONYMS FOR flat
OTHER WORDS FROM flat
flat·ly, adverb flat·ness, noun un·flat·ted, adjectiveWords nearby flat
flashpacker,
flashtube,
flashy,
flask,
flasket,
flat,
flat arch,
flat as a pancake,
flat back,
flat bond,
flat bone
British Dictionary definitions for fall flat (1 of 2)
See also
flats
Derived forms of flat
flatly, adverb flatness, nounWord Origin for flat
C14: from Old Norse
flatr; related to Old High German
flaz flat, Greek
platus flat, broad
British Dictionary definitions for fall flat (2 of 2)
flat
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/ (flæt) /
noun
a set of rooms comprising a residence entirely on one floor of a building
Usual US and Canadian name: apartment
British and NZ
a portion of a house used as separate living quarters
NZ
a house shared with people who are not members of one's own family
verb flats, flatting or flatted (intr)
Australian and NZ
to live in a flat (with someone)
Word Origin for flat
Old English
flett floor, hall, house; related to
flat
1
Idioms and Phrases with fall flat (1 of 2)
fall flat
Fail, prove to be ineffective, as in His jokes nearly always fell flat—no one ever laughed at them. [First half of 1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with fall flat (2 of 2)
flat