flat character

American  

[flat kar-ik-ter] / ˈflæt ˈkær ɪk tər /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Babbitt is a flat character, and that is exactly how Broderick plays him.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023

Having no sides is certainly one characteristic of a totally flat character!

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2018

She’s the only flat character anywhere in this series.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2018

It is easy to make him a flat character and laugh as he continues to play the “I’m as shocked as you” card.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2017

It varies but little in quality, there being no alluvial deposits, owing to the flat character of the eastern portion of the island.

From Official Report of the Exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands for the Government of British Columbia by Chittenden, Newton H. (Newton Henry)