Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loh]
- /loʊ/
- /ləʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loh]
- /loʊ/
Definitions of lowest word
- adjective lowest situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf. 1
- adjective lowest of small extent upward; not high or tall: A low wall surrounds the property. 1
- adjective lowest not far above the horizon, as a planet: The moon was low in the sky. 1
- adjective lowest lying or being below the general level: low ground. 1
- adjective lowest designating or pertaining to regions near sea level, especially near the sea: low countries. 1
- adjective lowest bending or passing far downward; deep: a low bow. 1
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Origin of lowest
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; Middle English lowe, lohe (adj. and noun), earlier lāh < Old Norse lāgr (adj.); cognate with Old Frisian lēge, lēch, Dutch laag, Old High German laege; akin to lie2
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Parts of speech for Lowest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lowest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lowest
adj lowest
- minimum — the least quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, or the like.
- base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
- bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.
- ground — the act of grinding.
- last — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
adjective lowest
- bottommost — lowest or most fundamental
- lowermost — lowest1 .
- shortest — having little length; not long.
- final — pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time: the final meeting of the year.
- deepest — extending far down from the top or surface: a deep well; a deep valley.
noun lowest
- scum — a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
Antonyms for lowest
noun lowest
- earliness — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- pre-eminence — the state or character of being preeminent.
- precedence — act or fact of preceding.
- pre-exist — to exist beforehand.
- anteposition — the position opposite a given part of a plant
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