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flattish

American  
[flat-ish] / ˈflæt ɪʃ /

adjective

  1. somewhat flat.


flattish British  
/ ˈflætɪʃ /

adjective

  1. somewhat flat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of flattish

First recorded in 1605–15; flat 1 + -ish 1

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Real estate investment trusts followed a flattish 2025 with a strong first half as the Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF has returned 12% so far this year.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

The news hasn’t done much for CoreWeave stock, which has been volatile on the news—it was up early, then down, before turning flattish.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 2026

Fresenius Medical Care FME -5.80%decrease; red down pointing triangle shares fell after the German dialysis specialist forecast flattish revenue and adjusted earnings in the year ahead amid regulatory headwinds.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

Stocks appear set for a flattish start, but silver and bitcoin are dropping again.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

The following twenty-five-word phrase is splayed along a diagonal axis, indicating that it is almost entirely right-branching: flattish trees, each composed of simpler phrases joined side by side.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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