platt — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
platt is used for these senses in English:
- bland (figurative) Lacking interest; boring; dull.
- flat (of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
- flat (of a carbonated drink) With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
- trite Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
bland — full definition
- adj Lacking strong flavour; mild or tasteless.
- adj Lacking excitement, character, or interest.
flat — full definition
- adj Level and even, with no slope, bumps, or curves.
- adj Unchanging or without variation, especially in sales, tone, or energy.
- adj Of a tyre, deflated, usually because of a puncture.
- adj Of a drink, having lost its fizz.
- adj In music, lower in pitch than the correct note, or (of a written note) lowered by a semitone.