lowness
Plural: lownesses
Noun
- The state or quality of being low in height, rank, or value.
- a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
- a feeling of low spirits
- "he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits"
- the quality of being low; lacking height
- "he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling"
- a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.)
- "he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates"
- The property of being low.
- Something that is low or vulgar.
Examples
- Despite the lowness of his initial score, he mounted an impressive comeback.
- lownesses of expression
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English lownesse; equivalent to low + -ness.
Synonyms
dejectedness, dispiritedness, downheartedness, low status, low-spiritedness, lowliness
Antonyms
high status, highness
Scrabble Score: 10
lowness: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlowness: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lowness: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary