flatness
/ˈflætnəs/noun
उच्चारण फ़्लैट्नस
समतलता, सपाटपन
Core word
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[U]
the quality of being level and smooth, without hills or raised areas
समतलता, सपाटपन
- The flatness of the land makes it ideal for farming.
- The flatness of the Gangetic plain makes farming easier.
- The flatness of the desert stretched to the horizon.
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- Rice grows well where the flatness of the land allows flooding.
- The flatness of the road made cycling easy.
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[U]
a lack of interest, energy or emotion
नीरसता, फीकापन
- There was a flatness in her voice that worried him.
- He read the news with a flatness that bored the viewers.
- Critics noticed a flatness in his acting in the last scenes.
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- A strange flatness in his mood followed the bad news.
- There was no flatness in her performance; it was full of life.
Synonyms dullness lifelessness
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
flatness (uncountable noun): physical
Flatness is the quality of being level and smooth with no hills or raised areas.
'Flatness' समतल और चिकने होने का गुण है, जिसमें टीले या उभार नहीं होते।
- The flatness of the plain surprised the visitors.
- Engineers checked the flatness of the road.
flatness (voice, mood or taste)
Flatness can also mean a lack of emotion, interest, energy or taste.
'Flatness' भावना, रुचि, ऊर्जा या स्वाद की कमी को भी बताता है।
- The flatness of his voice showed he was tired.
- The soup suffered from a certain flatness.
flatness of + noun / flatness in + noun
Flatness of the land, flatness of tone. Use of for the thing described and in for the area.
Flatness of the land, flatness of tone। वर्णित चीज़ के लिए 'of' और क्षेत्र के लिए 'in' आता है।
- There was a flatness in the market this week.
flatness vs flat (adjective) and flatten (verb)
The adjective is flat, the verb is flatten, and the noun for the quality is flatness.
Adjective 'flat' है, verb 'flatten' और गुण का noun 'flatness'।
- Flatten the dough until it reaches an even flatness.
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adjective + flatness
perfectextremerelativedullemotional
- The perfect flatness of the salt flats amazed us.
flatness + of + noun
flatness of the landflatness of the surfaceflatness of the voiceflatness of the screenflatness of the terrain
- The flatness of the terrain makes cycling easy.
verb + flatness
measurechecknoticebreakincrease
- A hill broke the flatness of the horizon.
flatness + in + context
flatness in the economyflatness in salesflatness in toneflatness in the drink
- Analysts noted a flatness in sales.
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- The flatness of the Gangetic plain makes it ideal for farming.
गंगा के मैदान की समतलता उसे खेती के लिए आदर्श बनाती है।
- Radhika noticed a flatness in her own voice on the recording.
राधिका ने रिकॉर्डिंग में अपनी आवाज़ में नीरसता महसूस की।
- The painter was criticised for the flatness of his figures.
चित्रकार की आकृतियों की सपाटता के लिए उसकी आलोचना हुई।
- The carpenter tested the flatness of the table with a spirit level.
बढ़ई ने स्पिरिट लेवल से मेज़ की समतलता जाँची।
- After the long exam, a feeling of flatness came over the students.
लंबी परीक्षा के बाद विद्यार्थियों पर उदासीनता-सी छा गई।
- The flatness of the pitch favoured the batters.
पिच की समतलता ने बल्लेबाज़ों का साथ दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The flatness of the land are surprising.
✓ The flatness of the land is surprising.
The subject is flatness, which is singular.
Subject 'flatness' singular है, इसलिए verb 'is' होगा।
✗ The flatness of the fields make farming easy.
✓ The flatness of the fields makes farming easy.
The verb agrees with flatness, not fields.
Verb का मेल 'flatness' से होता है, 'fields' से नहीं।