lowness (noun)

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• lowness — Ⅰ. low [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) of less than average height. 2) situated not far above the ground, horizon, etc. 3) below average in amount, extent, or intensity. 4) lacking importance, prestige, or quality; inferior. 5) (of a sound) deep. 6) …   English terms dictionary

• lowness — noun 1. a feeling of low spirits he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits • Syn: ↑downheartedness, ↑dejectedness, ↑low spiritedness, ↑dispiritedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑dispirited ( …   Useful english dictionary

• Lowness — may mean:* The English word lowness (see Wiktionary entry to the right), a form of low * The noun form of Low (complexity), a relationship between complexity classes in computational complexity theory …   Wikipedia

• lowness — noun The property of being low. 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… …   Wiktionary

• lowness — noun see low III …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• low — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English loowen, from Old English hlōwan; akin to Old High German hluoen to moo, Latin calare to call, summon, Greek kalein Date: before 12th century moo II. noun Date: 1549 the deep sustained sound… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• low — low1 adjective 1》 of less than average height.     ↘situated not far above the ground, horizon, etc.     ↘(of latitude) near the equator.     ↘(of women s clothing) cut so as to reveal the upper part of the breasts. 2》 below average in amount,… …   English new terms dictionary

• low — 1 adjective 1 NOT HIGH a) having a top that is not far above the ground: He jumped over the low wall. | a long low building b) at a point that is not far above the ground: low clouds | Put the books on the lowest shelf. c) below the usual height …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• low — I. /loʊ / (say loh) adjective 1. situated or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf. 2. not far above the horizon, as a heavenly body. 3. lying or being below the general level: low ground. 4. Printing (of type or blocks) …  

• low — Ⅰ. low [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) of less than average height. 2) situated not far above the ground, horizon, etc. 3) below average in amount, extent, or intensity. 4) lacking importance, prestige, or quality; inferior. 5) (of a sound) deep. 6) …   English terms dictionary

• lowish — Ⅰ. low [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) of less than average height. 2) situated not far above the ground, horizon, etc. 3) below average in amount, extent, or intensity. 4) lacking importance, prestige, or quality; inferior. 5) (of a sound) deep. 6) …   English terms dictionary