Lowness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lowness is a noun meaning The property of being low.
Meaning
The property of being low.
More Meanings
- (countable) Something that is low or vulgar.
Example Sentences
lownesses of expression
My attention was attracted to the next box [booth] by a conversation which was, from its lowness, evidently intended not to be heard.
Then I was forced to rest; and, sitting down on the ground, saw that the glimmering streak of light had faded, and that the awful blackness of the previous night was creeping up again. And now I had no heart to face it, being cowed with hunger, thirst, and weariness; and so flung myself upon my face, that I might not see how dark it was, and groaned for very lowness of spirit.
Word Forms
- lownesses
Antonyms for lowness
Common opposites include loftiness, highness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lowliness, lowlihood, downness, gravity, low-heartedness, shallowness.
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