Matt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

not reflecting light; not glossy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈæt/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈat/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈat/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈæt/.

Examples

flat wall paint
a photograph with a matte finish

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lustrelessness lusterlessness flatness flat matted matte mat

Parts of Speech

noun	the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
adjective	not reflecting light; not glossy “flat wall paint”

Word Forms

flat	adjective	not reflecting light; not glossy
lusterless	adjective	lacking luster or shine
lustreless	adjective	lacking luster or shine
mat	verb	change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
matt	adjective	not reflecting light; not glossy
matte	adjective	not reflecting light; not glossy
flatness	noun	the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
matt	noun	the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
matte	noun	the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

mat

la propriété d'avoir peu ou pas de contraste ; manque de reflets ou de brillant

🇪🇸Spanish

mate

la propiedad de tener poco o ningún contraste; falta de reflejos o brillo

🇮🇹Italian

opaco

la proprietà di avere poco o nessun contrasto; privi di riflessi o lucentezza

🇳🇱Dutch

mat

de eigenschap dat er weinig of geen contrast is; zonder highlights of glans

🇵🇹Portuguese

mate

a propriedade de ter pouco ou nenhum contraste; sem destaques ou brilho

🇷🇺Russian

матовый

свойство иметь небольшой контраст или отсутствовать; отсутствие бликов или блеска

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मैट

बहुत कम या कोई विरोधाभास न होने का गुण; हाइलाइट्स या चमक की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

ম্যাট

সামান্য বা কোন বৈসাদৃশ্য থাকার সম্পত্তি; হাইলাইট বা গ্লস অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

மேட்

சிறிய அல்லது மாறுபாடு இல்லாத சொத்து; சிறப்பம்சங்கள் அல்லது பளபளப்பு இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

మాట్

తక్కువ లేదా కాంట్రాస్ట్ లేని ఆస్తి; ముఖ్యాంశాలు లేదా గ్లోస్ లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

मॅट

कमी किंवा कोणतेही कॉन्ट्रास्ट नसण्याची मालमत्ता; हायलाइट्स किंवा ग्लॉस नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

મેટ

ઓછી અથવા કોઈ વિપરીતતાની મિલકત; હાઇલાઇટ્સ અથવા ગ્લોસનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮ್ಯಾಟ್

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದೇ ವ್ಯತಿರಿಕ್ತತೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಆಸ್ತಿ; ಮುಖ್ಯಾಂಶಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಳಪು ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാറ്റ്

ചെറിയതോ വ്യത്യാസമില്ലാത്തതോ ആയ സ്വത്ത്; ഹൈലൈറ്റുകളോ തിളക്കമോ ഇല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੈਟ

ਘੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਵਿਪਰੀਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ; ਹਾਈਲਾਈਟਸ ਜਾਂ ਗਲੋਸ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

میٹ

کم یا کوئی کنٹراسٹ رکھنے کی خاصیت؛ جھلکیاں یا چمک کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

马特

对比度很少或没有对比度的特性；缺乏亮点或光泽

🇯🇵Japanese

マットな

コントラストがほとんど、またはまったくないという特性。ハイライトやツヤが足りない

🇰🇷Korean

매트

대비가 거의 또는 전혀 없는 특성; 하이라이트나 광택이 부족함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mờ

đặc tính có ít hoặc không có độ tương phản; thiếu điểm nhấn hoặc độ bóng

🇹🇭Thai

ด้าน

คุณสมบัติของความแตกต่างน้อยหรือไม่มีเลย ขาดไฮไลท์หรือเงา

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مات

خاصية وجود تباين ضئيل أو معدوم؛ تفتقر إلى الضوء أو اللمعان

🇮🇷Persian

مات

خاصیت کم بودن یا نداشتن کنتراست؛ فاقد هایلایت یا براق بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

mat

kontrastın çok az olması veya hiç olmaması özelliği; vurgular veya parlaklık eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

מאט

התכונה של ניגוד מועט או ללא ניגוד; חסר הבהרה או ברק

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The primary meaning of 'matt' is 'the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss'.

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Using 'matt' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'matt' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'matt' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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