flat character

[ flat-kar-ik-ter ]

noun

an easily recognized character type in fiction who may not be fully delineated but is useful in carrying out some narrative purpose of the author.

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How to use flat character in a sentence

By its flat character, greater size, and multiple points of suppuration.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Far and wide it meets the vision, and is the more conspicuous from the flat character of its surroundings and the very open coast.
In the Border Country | W. S. (William Shillinglaw) Crockett

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