one-dimensional

See also: onedimensional

English

Alternative forms

• onedimensional

Adjective

one-dimensional (comparative more one-dimensional, superlative most one-dimensional)

1. Having length, but no width, height or depth.

   A straight line is one-dimensional.

2. (figuratively) Lacking depth or believability; flat.
   • 1972, Hardie Albright, Stage direction in transition:

     Such one-dimensional characters have always existed in the theatre along with more recognizably human characters.

   • 1999, Kimberly Kimbell-Lopez, Connecting with traditional literature:

     In contrast to this are the flat, one-dimensional characters found in fables.

3. (figuratively) Lacking personal depth and substance; conceited, vain, shallow, superficial.

Derived terms

• one-dimensionally
• quasi-one-dimensional

 

Translations

having length, but no width, height or depth

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 一維／一维 (zh) (yīwéi)

• Czech: jednorozměrný
• Finnish: yksiulotteinen (fi)
• Galician: unidimensional
• Georgian: ერთგანზომილებიანი (ertganzomilebiani)
• German: eindimensional (de)
• Hungarian: egydimenziós (hu)
• Irish: aontoiseach
• Italian: unidimensionale (it)
• Maori: ahutahi
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: endimensjonal (no)

  Nynorsk: eindimensjonal

• Polish: jednowymiarowy (pl)
• Portuguese: unidimensional (pt)
• Romanian: unidimensional (ro)
• Spanish: unidimensional (es)
• Swedish: endimensionell (sv)
• Tagalog: iisahing sukod

figuratively, lacking depth or believability

• Georgian: ერთგანზომილებიანი (ertganzomilebiani)
• German: eindimensional (de)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: endimensjonal (no)

  Nynorsk: eindimensjonal

• Swedish: endimensionell (sv)