Flatland

Pronunciation: /flæt.lænd/

Definitions of flatland

noun the title of a book by Edwin A. Abbott, published in 1884, that satirizes the social hierarchy and rigid thinking of Victorian England through a story about a two-dimensional world called Flatland

Example Sentences

A1 I live in a flatland with no hills or mountains.

A2 The flatland stretched out for miles in every direction.

B1 The farmer's crops thrived in the fertile flatland.

B2 The geologist studied the geological formations of the flatland.

C1 The flatland offered a perfect location for building a new city.

C2 The flatland provided a blank canvas for urban planners to design a new community.

Examples of flatland in a Sentence

formal The region is characterized by vast flatland with few hills or mountains.

informal I love driving through flatland because you can see for miles.

slang Let's go hang out in the flatland and watch the sunset.

figurative In the flatland of corporate bureaucracy, it can be hard to stand out.

Grammatical Forms of flatland

• past tense: flattened
• plural: flatlands
• comparative: flatter
• superlative: flattest
• present tense: flatland
• future tense: will flatland
• perfect tense: has flatland
• continuous tense: is flatlanding
• singular: flatland
• positive degree: flat
• infinitive: to flatland
• gerund: flatlanding
• participle: flatlanded

Origin and Evolution of flatland

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'flatland' originated from the combination of the words 'flat' and 'land' to describe a geographical area that is mostly level or without significant hills or mountains.

Evolution of the word: The term 'flatland' has been consistently used to describe flat or level areas throughout history. Over time, it has also been adopted in mathematics and literature to represent a two-dimensional world or a society lacking in depth or complexity.