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flat vs coulisse

coulisse vs flat

flat and coulisse both are nouns.

flat is an adjective but coulisse is not an adjective.

flat is an adverb but coulisse is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flat Yes Yes No Yes
coulisse Yes No No No
As nouns, coulisse is a hyponym of flat; that is, coulisse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flat:
  • flat: scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
  • coulisse: a flat situated in the wings
Other hyponyms of flat include wing flat, teaser, tormenter, tormentor.
flat (noun) coulisse (noun)
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel
scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting a flat situated in the wings
a deflated pneumatic tire
freight car without permanent sides or roof
a shallow box in which seedlings are started
a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
a level tract of land
flat (adjective) coulisse (adjective)
(of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
lacking contrast or shading between tones
not reflecting light; not glossy
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
horizontally level
commercially inactive
lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
having lost effervescence
having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
lacking taste or flavor or tang
flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
not modified or restricted by reservations
lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
flat (adverb) coulisse (adverb)
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
with flat sails
Difference between flat and coulisse

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