ALL meanings of lowness
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L l - adjective lowness of small extent upward; not high or tall: A low wall surrounds the property. 1
- adjective lowness not far above the horizon, as a planet: The moon was low in the sky. 1
- adjective lowness lying or being below the general level: low ground. 1
- adjective lowness designating or pertaining to regions near sea level, especially near the sea: low countries. 1
- adjective lowness bending or passing far downward; deep: a low bow. 1
- adjective lowness (of a garment) low-necked; décolleté: The dress she wore was fashionably low. 1
- adjective lowness rising but slightly from a surface: a low relief on a frieze. 1
- adjective lowness of less than average or normal height or depth, as a liquid or stream: The river is low this time of year. 1
- adjective lowness near the first of a series: a low number. 1
- adjective lowness ranked near the beginning or bottom on some scale of measurement: a low income bracket. 1
- adjective lowness indicating the bottom or the point farthest down: the low point in his creative life. 1
- adjective lowness lacking in strength, energy, or vigor; feeble; weak: to feel low and listless. 1
- adjective lowness providing little nourishment or strength, as a diet. 1
- adjective lowness of small number, amount, degree, force, intensity, etc.: low visibility; a generator with a low output. 1
- adjective lowness indicated or represented by a low number: A low latitude is one relatively near the equator. 1
- adjective lowness soft: subdued; not loud: a low murmur. 1
- adjective lowness Music. produced by relatively slow vibrations, as sounds; grave in pitch. 1
- adjective lowness assigning or attributing little worth, value, excellence, or the like: a low estimate of a new book. 1
- adjective lowness containing a relatively small amount: a diet low in starches. 1
- adjective lowness nearing depletion; not adequately supplied: low on funds; Our stock of towels is low. 1
- adjective lowness depressed or dejected: low spirits. 1
- adjective lowness far down in the scale of rank or estimation; humble: of low birth. 1
- adjective lowness of inferior quality or character: a low grade of fabric; a low type of intellect. 1
- adjective lowness lacking in dignity or elevation, as of thought or expression. 1
- adjective lowness mean, base, or disreputable: low tricks; low companions. 1
- adjective lowness coarse or vulgar: entertainment of a low sort. 1
- adjective lowness Boxing. struck or delivered below a contestant's belt. 1
- adjective lowness Biology. having a relatively simple structure; not complex in organization. 1
- adjective lowness Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with a relatively large opening above the tongue, as the vowels of hat, hut, hot, ought, etc. Compare high (def 23). 1
- adjective lowness Automotive. of, relating to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft moves at the lowest speed with relation to the speed of the engine crankshaft, used especially for temporarily overcoming the weight or inertia of the vehicle; first: low gear. 1
- adjective lowness Baseball. (of a pitched ball) passing the plate at a level below that of the batter's knees: a low curve. 1
- adjective lowness Cards. having less value than other cards: a low card. 1
- adjective lowness Metallurgy. having a relatively small amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination): low-carbon steel. 1
- adjective lowness Chiefly British. holding to Low Church principles and practices. 1
- adverb lowness in or to a low position, point, degree, etc.: The raiders crouched low in the bushes. 1
- adverb lowness near the ground, floor, or base; not aloft: The plane flew low. 1
- adverb lowness in or to a humble or abject state: Some live low while others live high. She swore she would bring him low. 1
- adverb lowness in or to a condition of depletion, prostration, or death: The gas in the tank is running low. 1
- adverb lowness at comparatively small cost; cheaply: to buy something low and sell it high. 1
- adverb lowness at or to a low pitch, volume, intensity, etc.: to turn the radio low; lights turned down low. 1
- adverb lowness in a low tone; softly; quietly; to speak low. 1
- adverb lowness Archaic. far down in time; late. 1
- noun lowness something that is low, as ground or prices: numerous marshy lows in the forest; the recent low in the stock market. 1
- noun lowness Automotive. low gear; first gear. 1
- noun lowness Meteorology. an atmospheric low-pressure system; cyclone. Compare high (def 37). 1
- noun lowness Cards. the lowest trump card. a card of small value, or of lower value than other cards. the lowest score in a game. a player having such a score. 1
- noun lowness a point of deepest decline, vulgarity, etc.: a new low in tastelessness. 1
- noun lowness Slang. a period of intense depression or discomfort, when the effects of a drug have subsided. 1
- idioms lowness lay low, to overpower or kill; defeat: to lay one's attackers low. to knock down; make prostrate. Informal. to lie low. 1
- idioms lowness lie low, to conceal oneself: He had to lie low for a while. to do nothing until the right opportunity develops; bide one's time: Until the dispute is settled, you would do best to lie low. 1