Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
FLATNESS
languor, lethargy, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness
(noun) inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; “the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends”
flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte
(noun) the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
flatness, two-dimensionality, planeness
(noun) the property of having two dimensions
flatness
(noun) a deficiency in flavor; “it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils”
flatness
(noun) a want of animation or brilliance; “the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway’s style”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
flatness (countable and uncountable, plural flatnesses)
The state of being flat
The state of being two-dimensional; planar : planarity
The state of being bland : dullness
Mattness, the quality of a painted surface which scatters or absorbs the light falling on it, so as to be substantially free from gloss or sheen
(oenology) Lack of bouquet and freshness of a wine, through too much aeration or infection with film yeasts
(statistics) slim-tailedness or platykurticity
Source: Wiktionary
Flat"ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being flat.
2. Eveness of surface; want of relief or prominence; the state of being plane or level.
3. Want of vivacity or spirit; prostration; dejection; depression.
4. Want of variety or flavor; dullness; inspidity.
5. Depression of tone; the state of being below the true pitch; -- opposed to sharpness or acuteness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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