Meaning
Smooth and level, with no bumps; a home on one floor of a building; with no feeling (of a voice); a little too low (of a musical note).
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Word origin
From Old Norse flatr, meaning level or even.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- flatr
Examples
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The land here is level, with no hills.
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Our home is a few rooms on the third floor of a building.
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The road was long and level all the way.
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Her voice had no feeling in it, and she sounded tired.
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Four families can each have a home in this old house.
In British English a flat is also a home: a set of rooms on one floor of a bigger building. American English calls it an apartment.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 17, lesson 11: flat, tire, borrow and 7 more words.