flatland
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈflætˌlænd/
:
monotonía
- "There's a mistake," Marie said with grim satisfaction, hovering as if Anna were a stranger from the flatlands and Marie had just been obliged to put a newborn into her arms, against all good judgment.
The key question is, how do you break out of flatland?
- The key question is, how do you break out of flatland?
Examples
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- "Nowhere is Pocho's plight... more evident than in the monotonous sun-scabbed flatlands... of East Los Angeles."
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Auto factory flatlands of Detroit!
Fiction book (1998) -
Down in the flatlands with blood on your teeth.
Fiction book (1998) -
Nobody down here in the "Flatlands" cares about you sensitive types.
Academic text (1994) -
Dan Randolph: That's real flatland thinking.
Fiction book (2001) -
Our western economic thinking is Flatland 1- (or maybe 2-) dimensional, in the sense that we think we can always buy what we don't have or can't make.
Blog text (4) -
Living in the city felt like being trapped in a flatland, where nothing ever changed.
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He described his job as a flatland of boredom, with no opportunities for creativity.
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After a week of routine meetings and paperwork, she realized her life had become a flatland.
Synonyms
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9.9
A place or situation that is very boring
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4.9
A lack of taste and energy in food or writing
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6.2
A dull, gloomy feeling that makes things seem not interesting
A lack of ideas, energy, or interest in speech and writing
Antonyms
How Exciting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flatland comes from flat 'level' and land 'ground', and people use it to describe a place or situation with no 'ups and downs' or surprises. So calling a town a flatland suggests it is dull or unvaried.