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flat vs plain

plain vs flat

flat and plain both are nouns.

flat and plain both are adjectives.

flat is not a verb while plain is a verb.

flat and plain both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flat Yes Yes No Yes
plain Yes Yes Yes Yes
As nouns, plain is a hypernym of flat; that is, plain is a word with a broader meaning than flat:
  • flat: a level tract of land
  • plain: extensive tract of level open land
Other hypernyms of flat include champaign, field.
flat (noun) plain (noun)
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting extensive tract of level open land
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) plain (adjective)
(of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone not elaborate or elaborated; simple
lacking contrast or shading between tones lacking patterns especially in color
not reflecting light; not glossy free from any effort to soften to disguise
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
horizontally level not mixed with extraneous elements
commercially inactive lacking embellishment or ornamentation
lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth lacking in physical beauty or proportion
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 (verb) plain (verb)
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
flat (adverb) plain (adverb)
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
with flat sails
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