flat-faced

Lacking facial contours

Flat-faced describes a face with features that don't project much—a low nose bridge, shallow eye sockets, minimal forward profile.

The term applies to certain dog breeds like pugs and bulldogs, to architectural elements like flat-faced molding, and occasionally to people: a flat-faced man with small eyes.

In tools, a flat-faced hammer has a level striking surface.

anatomy

brachycephalic

Having a broad, flattened skull

snub-nosed · Pekingese · boxer · squashed · compressed · wrinkled · smooshed

architecture

facade

Deceptive outward appearance

  • sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
  • verticalAt right angles groundward
  • flushSame suit, five cards

plumb · unadorned · minimalist · slab · modernist · featureless · blank · windowless · monolithic · brutalist

tools

hammer

Tool for striking nails

  • malletSoft-headed striking tool
  • anvilMetal-shaping block
  • pliersHinged metal gripping tool

tongs · jaw · gripper · clamp · wrench · vise · finishing · dead-blow · machinist · metalworking

expression

impassive

Without visible emotion

stoic · unreadable · stony · expressionless · neutral · inscrutable · unmoved · wooden · vacant · dispassionate

Opposites
facial profile projection

flat-facedaquiline

Resembling an eagle

hook-nosed · beaky · jutting · protruding · angular

emotional expressiveness

flat-facedexpressive

Showing feelings outwardly

animated · emotive · lively · demonstrative · reactive

surface geometry

flat-facedconvex

Curved outward externally

curved · protruding · bulging · rounded · domed

Family

flat, face, flats, flatly, flatten, flattened, flattening, flatness, flatter

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G