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- [lou-uh-ree, louuh r-ee]
- /ˈlaʊ ə ri, ˈlaʊər i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lou-uh-ree, louuh r-ee]
- /ˈlaʊ ə ri, ˈlaʊər i/
Definitions of lowery word
- adjective lowery dark and gloomy; threatening: a lowery sky. 1
- noun lowery Dark and gloomy; threatening; lowering. 1
- adjective lowery dark and cloudy 0
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Origin of lowery
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; earlier lowry. See lower2, -y1
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Parts of speech for Lowery
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lowery popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lowery usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lowery
adj lowery
- dangerous — If something is dangerous, it is able or likely to hurt or harm you.
- sinister — threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark.
- ugly — very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance.
- dire — causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity.
- alarming — Something that is alarming makes you feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
adjective lowery
- menacing — something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- ominous — portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds.
- terrorising — to fill or overcome with terror.
- comminatory — Threatening, punitive, or vengeful.
Antonyms for lowery
adj lowery
- kind — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
- far — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- safe — secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: a safe place.
- nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
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