Difference between Flat and Inactive

What is the difference between Flat and Inactive?

Flat as an adjective is having no variations in altitude. while Inactive as an adjective is not active, temporarily or permanently

Flat

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: So as to be flat. Bluntly. Not exceeding. Completely.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An area of level ground. A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ sign placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪). A flat tyre/tire. An apartment. A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels. A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolor/watercolour painting. The flat part of something: # The flat side of a blade, as opposed to the sharp edge. # The palm of the hand, with the adjacent part of the fingers. A wide, shallow container.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having no variations in altitude. Deflated, especially because of a puncture. Lowered by one semitone. Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be. Without variations in pitch. 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. Uninteresting. Lacking acidity without being sweet. Absolute. Describing certain features, usually the breasts or buttocks, that are extremely small or not visible at all. Unable to generate power; dead. without spin; spinless.

Example sentence: O God, O God, how weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world!

Inactive

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not active, temporarily or permanentlyNot functioning or operating; broken downRetired from duty or serviceRelatively inertShowing no optical activity in polarized light

We hope you now know whether to use Flat or Inactive in your sentence.

Also read

Popular Articles