FLATTER

Definition of FLATTER

  1. (verb)praise somewhat dishonestly
  2. (adj)lacking contrast or shading between tones
  3. (adj)(of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
  4. (adj)having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
  5. (adj)having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
  6. (adj)not modified or restricted by reservations
  7. (adj)stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
  8. (adj)flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
  9. (adj)lacking taste or flavor or tang
  10. (adj)lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
  11. (adj)having lost effervescence
  12. (adj)sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
  13. (adj)horizontally level
  14. (adj)lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
  15. (adj)not reflecting light; not glossy
  16. (adj)commercially inactive