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flat vs directly

directly vs flat

flat is a noun but directly is not a noun.

flat is an adjective but directly is not an adjective.

flat and directly both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flat Yes Yes No Yes
directly No No No Yes
As adverbs, flat and directly are synonyms defined as:
  • flat and directly: in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
Other synonyms of flat include straight.
flat (noun) directly (noun)
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
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) directly (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) directly (adverb)
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly without deviation
with flat sails in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
without anyone or anything intervening
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
Difference between flat and directly

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