Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one-dimensional

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: one-di-men-sion-al
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having length, but no width, height or depth.

adj

Lacking depth or believability; flat.

adj

Lacking personal depth and substance; conceited, vain, shallow, superficial.

Example Sentences

"A straight line is one-dimensional."
"one-dimensional characters"
"Such one-dimensional characters have always existed in the theatre along with more recognizably human characters."
"In contrast to this are the flat, one-dimensional characters found in fables."

Inflected Forms

more one-dimensional (comparative) most one-dimensional (superlative) onedimensional (alternative)

Phrases

one-dimensionally quasi-one-dimensional

Frequently Paired Words

five-dimensional four-dimensional n-dimensional three-dimensional two-dimensional zero-dimensional

Synonyms

linear unidimensional

Questions

What does one-dimensional mean?: Having length, but no width, height or depth.

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