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straight vs flat

flat vs straight

straight and flat both are nouns.

straight and flat both are adjectives.

straight and flat both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
straight Yes Yes No Yes
flat Yes Yes No Yes
As adverbs, straight and flat are synonyms defined as:
  • straight and flat: in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
Other synonyms of straight include directly.
straight (noun) flat (noun)
a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit) scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex 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
straight (adjective) flat (adjective)
having no deviations (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
no longer coiled lacking contrast or shading between tones
(of hair) having no waves or curls not reflecting light; not glossy
characterized by honesty and fairness having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
free from curves or angles horizontally level
in keeping with the facts commercially inactive
successive (without a break) lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
rigidly conventional or old-fashioned having lost effervescence
following a correct or logical method having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
without evasion or compromise lacking taste or flavor or tang
erect in posture flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
not homosexual stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
neatly arranged; not disorderly sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
(of an alcoholic drink) without water not modified or restricted by reservations
accurately fitted; level lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
straight (adverb) flat (adverb)
in a straight line; in a direct course in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly with flat sails
without deviation
Difference between straight and flat

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