Meaning & use
flatform
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Meanings
nouncountable
A shoe with a thick, level sole that adds height without the raised heel of a platform shoe.
Grammar: Countable: say a flatform or flatforms; it is usually used in the plural when talking about a pair.
Patterns
- a pair of flatforms
- wear flatforms
- flatform sandals
She wore white flatforms that made her a little taller.
These flatforms are comfortable because the sole is completely flat.
He bought a pair of black flatform sandals for the summer.
adjectivebefore a noun
Having a thick, level sole, used to describe a style of shoe.
Grammar: Comes before the noun and has no comparative form: a flatform shoe, not 'a shoe that is flatform'.
Patterns
- flatform shoes
- flatform sneakers
- a flatform sole
Flatform sneakers have become popular again this year.
She prefers flatform boots to high heels.
The label showed a range of flatform sandals in bright colors.
Word forms
| plural | flatforms |
|---|
Common combinations
- a pair of flatforms
- I packed a pair of flatforms for the wedding.
- flatform sandals
- Flatform sandals are easier to walk in than stilettos.
- flatform shoes
- The store sells flatform shoes in several colors.
- wear flatforms
- She likes to wear flatforms with long dresses.
- chunky flatforms
- Chunky flatforms were everywhere on the runway this season.
Synonyms and how they differ
- platform shoe
- A platform shoe has a thick sole but often a raised heel too, while a flatform stays level from toe to heel.
- wedge
- A wedge has a sole that rises gradually at the back, so the heel is higher; a flatform is flat all the way through.
Word family
- platform noun
- A raised level surface, or the thick sole of this kind of shoe.
Commonly confused: flatform or platform?
flatform vs platform
Platform is the general word for a thick sole or a raised surface; flatform is the specific shoe style whose sole is level, with no heel lift.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'flatform' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Flatform' is a shoe with a level thick sole, so sentence 0 fits. Option 2 confuses it with 'platform', the raised area at a station, and options 1 and 3 use it as a noun for a flat surface or as a verb, which it is not.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “flatform”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.