one-dimensional

1. 1.

   relating to a single dimension or aspect; having no depth or scope

   “a prose statement of fact is unidimensional, its value being measured wholly in terms of its truth”

   “a novel with one-dimensional characters”

   Synonymsunidimensional
2. 2.

   of or in or along or relating to a line; involving or having a single dimension

   “a linear measurement”

   Synonymslinear

   Similarcollinearlineallinelikerectilinear

Questions about one-dimensional

What does one-dimensional mean?

one-dimensional means "relating to a single dimension or aspect; having no depth or scope". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in one-dimensional?

one-dimensional has 7 syllables: o-ne--di-men-si-o-nal. The stress falls on "o".

What is another word for one-dimensional?

Close synonyms include unidimensional, linear. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is one-dimensional a common word?

one-dimensional is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.