Difference between Mat and Matt

What is the difference between Mat and Matt?

Mat as a noun is a flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one's feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering. while Matt as an adjective is dull; not reflective of light.

Mat

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one's feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering. A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster. A floor pad to protect athletes. A thickly tangled mess, of hair etc. A thick paper or paperboard border used to inset and center the contents of a frame. A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cover, protect or decorate with mats. To form a thick, tangled mess.

Matt

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Dull; not reflective of light.

Example sentence: Matt Bomer and I went to Carnegie Mellon for drama together.

We hope you now know whether to use Mat or Matt in your sentence.

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