Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having or existing in one dimension only.
- adjective Lacking depth; superficial.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective having only one dimension.
- adjective Seeming to have only one dimension; lacking depth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having
length , but nowidth ,height ordepth . - adjective figuratively Lacking
depth orbelievability ;flat .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension
- adjective relating to a single dimension or aspect; having no depth or scope
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Examples
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John Hughes cheats us, I realize now, because we never see Cameron’s cruel father, who is characterized as a one-dimensional bad guy.
Dont You Forget About Me Jaime Clarke 2007
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John Hughes cheats us, I realize now, because we never see Cameron’s cruel father, who is characterized as a one-dimensional bad guy.
Dont You Forget About Me Jaime Clarke 2007
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John Hughes cheats us, I realize now, because we never see Cameron’s cruel father, who is characterized as a one-dimensional bad guy.
Dont You Forget About Me Jaime Clarke 2007
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But that only scratched the surface of someone I think of as the opposite of what Marcuse called one-dimensional man.
Jan Herman: Legends Of The Lower East Side: Clayton Patterson And Confederates Jan Herman 2011
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That’s called one-dimensional selection, but the rate is pretty slow: like three words a minute.
Mind Wide Open Steven Johnson 2004
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That’s called one-dimensional selection, but the rate is pretty slow: like three words a minute.
Mind Wide Open Steven Johnson 2004
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That’s called one-dimensional selection, but the rate is pretty slow: like three words a minute.
Mind Wide Open Steven Johnson 2004
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That’s called one-dimensional selection, but the rate is pretty slow: like three words a minute.
Mind Wide Open Steven Johnson 2004
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But contrary to what some have concluded, Carter was not one-dimensional, or inflexible.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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But contrary to what some have concluded, Carter was not one-dimensional, or inflexible.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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