one-dimensional
[ wuhn-di-men-shuh-nl ]
/ ˈwʌn dɪˈmɛn ʃə nl /
adjective
having one dimension only.
having no depth or scope: a novel with one-dimensional characters.
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RELATED WORDS
shallow, peripheral, sketchy, warped, apparent, casual, cosmetic, cursory, desultory, empty, evident, exterior, external, flash, flimsy, frivolous, general, glib, half-baked, hasty
Nearby words
- one-a-cat,
- one-acter,
- one-armed bandit,
- one-bagger,
- one-base hit,
- one-down,
- one-eighty,
- one-eyed,
- one-handed,
- one-horse
Origin of one-dimensional
First recorded in 1880–85
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019