MATTES Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word mattes. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MATTES
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| flat | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • lacking contrast or shading between tones • (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone noun • a level tract of land • a shallow box in which seedlings are started • a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named • freight car without permanent sides or roof • a deflated pneumatic tire • scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting • a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house adverb • with flat sails • in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly adjective satellite • having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another • having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness • not modified or restricted by reservations • stretched out and lying at full length along the ground • flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) • lacking taste or flavor or tang • lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting • having lost effervescence • sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch • horizontally level • lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth • not reflecting light; not glossy • commercially inactive | ||||||||
| dreary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise • causing dejection | ||||||||
| dull | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking in liveliness or animation • emitting or reflecting very little light • not keenly felt • not having a sharp edge or point adjective satellite • being or made softer or less loud or clear • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness • (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity • (of business) not active or brisk • blunted in responsiveness or sensibility • not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft • darkened with overcast verb • make dull in appearance • become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping • make numb or insensitive • make dull or blunt • become less interesting or attractive • make less lively or vigorous | ||||||||
| lackluster | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking brilliance or vitality • lacking luster or shine | ||||||||
| lusterless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking brilliance or vitality • lacking luster or shine | ||||||||
| muted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in a softened tone • being or made softer or less loud or clear | ||||||||
| unpolished | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing adjective satellite • lacking social polish | ||||||||
| mat | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a thick flat pad used as a floor covering • a master's degree in teaching • mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture • sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports • a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven • the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss • a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete • a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it adjective satellite • not reflecting light; not glossy verb • twist together or entwine into a confusing mass • change texture so as to become matted and felt-like | ||||||||
| matt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss adjective satellite • not reflecting light; not glossy | ||||||||
| matting | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp) • mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture | ||||||||
| passe-partout | nounn | |||||||
noun • key that secures entrance everywhere • a mounting for a picture using gummed tape | ||||||||
| felt | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
noun • a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers verb • mat together and make felt-like • cover with felt • change texture so as to become matted and felt-like | ||||||||
| flatness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property of having two dimensions • a want of animation or brilliance • a deficiency in flavor • the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss • inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy | ||||||||
| lusterlessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss | ||||||||
| lustrelessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss | ||||||||
| matt-up | nounn | |||||||
verb • change texture so as to become matted and felt-like | ||||||||
| matted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • tangled in a dense mass • not reflecting light; not glossy | ||||||||
| felt up | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • change texture so as to become matted and felt-like | ||||||||
| mat up | verbv | |||||||
verb • change texture so as to become matted and felt-like | ||||||||
| matte up | ||||||||
verb • change texture so as to become matted and felt-like | ||||||||
