Lowness

low ¹  (l)

adj. low·er, low·est

1.

a. Having little relative height; not high or tall.

b. Rising only slightly above surrounding surfaces.

c. Situated or placed below normal height: a low lighting fixture.

d. Situated below the surrounding surfaces: water standing in low spots.

e. Dead and buried.

f. Cut to show the wearer's neck and chest; décolleté: a low neckline.

2. Near or at the horizon: The sun is low in the sky.

3. Close or closer to a reference point: was low in the offensive zone, near the goal.

4. Linguistics Produced with part or all of the tongue depressed, as a, pronounced (ä), in father. Used of vowels.

5. Of less than usual or average depth; shallow: The river is low.

6. Humble in status or character; lowly: of low birth.

7. Biology Of relatively simple structure in the scale of living organisms.

8. Unrefined; coarse: low humor.

9. Violating standards of morality or decency; base: a low stunt to pull. See Synonyms at mean².

10.

a. Lacking strength or vigor; weak.

b. Lacking liveliness or good spirits; discouraged or dejected.

11.

a. Below average in degree, intensity, or amount: a low temperature.

b. Below an average or a standard: low wages; a low level of communication.

c. Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale: a low number; a low grade of oil.

d. Relating to or being latitudes nearest to the equator.

e. Relatively small. Used of a cost, price, or other value: a low fee; a low income.

12. Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively small number of sound-wave cycles per second.

13. Not loud; soft: a low murmur.

14. Being near total depletion: My savings account is low.

15. Not adequately provided or equipped; short: low on supplies.

16. Depreciatory; disparaging: a low opinion of him.

17. Brought down or reduced in health or wealth: in a low state.

18. Of, relating to, or being the gear configuration or setting, as in an automotive transmission, that produces the least vehicular speed with respect to engine speed.

adv.

1.

a. In or to a low position, level, or space: aimed low; bent low.

b. In or to a low condition or rank; humbly: thought low of himself.

2. In or to a reduced, humbled, or degraded condition: brought low by failure.

3. Softly; quietly: speak low.

4. With a deep pitch: sang low.

5. At a small price: bought low and sold high.

n.

1. A low level, position, or degree: Rain collects in the lows. The stock market fell to a new low.

2. Meteorology A region of atmospheric pressure that is below normal.

3. The low gear configuration of a transmission.

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[Middle English loue, from Old Norse lgr; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]

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lowness n.

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low ²  (l)

n.

The characteristic sound uttered by cattle; a moo.

intr.v. lowed, low·ing, lows

To utter the sound made by cattle; moo.

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[From Middle English lowen, to moo, from Old English hlwan; see kel-² in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lowness - a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation low status, lowliness status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" inferiority, lower rank, lower status - the state of being inferior
	2.	lowness - a feeling of low spirits; "he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits" dejectedness, dispiritedness, downheartedness, low-spiritedness sadness, unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
	3.	lowness - the quality of being low; lacking height; "he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling" height, tallness - the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top squatness, stubbiness - the property of being short and broad truncation, shortness - the property of being truncated or short loftiness, highness - the quality of being high or lofty
	4.	lowness - a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.); "he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates" degree, level, grade - a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"