Lowness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation

a feeling of low spirits

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈoʊnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈəʊnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈəʊnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈoʊnəs/.

Examples

he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits
he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling
he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dispiritedness lowliness low-spiritedness dejectedness downheartedness low status

Antonyms

high status highness

Parts of Speech

noun	a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
noun	a feeling of low spirits “he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits”
noun	the quality of being low; lacking height “he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling”
noun	a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.) “he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates”

Word Forms

low	adjective	unrefined in character
downhearted	adjective	filled with melancholy and despondency
low-spirited	adjective	filled with melancholy and despondency
dispirited	adjective	marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Niedrigkeit

eine Position mit minderwertigem Status; niedrig in Stellung, Rang, Vermögen oder Ansehen

🇫🇷French

modicité

une position de statut inférieur; bas de rang, de rang, de fortune ou d'estime

🇪🇸Spanish

llanura

una posición de estatus inferior; bajo en posición o rango o fortuna o estimación

🇮🇹Italian

bassezza

una posizione di status inferiore; di bassa posizione, rango, fortuna o stima

🇳🇱Dutch

laagheid

een positie met een inferieure status; laag in rang, rang, fortuin of schatting

🇵🇹Portuguese

baixeza

uma posição de status inferior; baixa posição ou posição ou fortuna ou estimativa

🇷🇺Russian

низость

положение низшего статуса; низкий по положению, или рангу, или состоянию, или оценке

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नीचता

निम्न दर्जे की स्थिति; पद या पद या भाग्य या अनुमान में कम

🇧🇩Bengali

নিম্নতা

নিকৃষ্ট অবস্থার অবস্থান; কম স্টেশন বা পদমর্যাদা বা ভাগ্য বা অনুমান

🇮🇳Tamil

தாழ்வு

தாழ்ந்த நிலையின் நிலை; நிலையம் அல்லது தரவரிசை அல்லது அதிர்ஷ்டம் அல்லது மதிப்பீட்டில் குறைந்த

🇮🇳Telugu

అల్పత్వం

అధమ స్థితి యొక్క స్థానం; స్టేషన్ లేదా ర్యాంక్ లేదా అదృష్టం లేదా అంచనాలో తక్కువ

🇮🇳Marathi

कमीपणा

निकृष्ट दर्जाची स्थिती; स्टेशन किंवा रँक किंवा भविष्य किंवा अंदाज कमी

🇮🇳Gujarati

નીચતા

હલકી કક્ષાની સ્થિતિ; સ્ટેશન અથવા રેન્ક અથવા નસીબ અથવા અંદાજમાં નીચું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೀಳುತನ

ಕೀಳು ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯ ಸ್ಥಾನ; ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ ಅಥವಾ ಶ್ರೇಣಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅದೃಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಅಂದಾಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಡಿಮೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

താഴ്ച്ച

താഴ്ന്ന നിലയിലുള്ള ഒരു സ്ഥാനം; സ്റ്റേഷനിലോ റാങ്കിലോ ഭാഗ്യത്തിലോ എസ്റ്റിമേഷനിലോ കുറവാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੀਚਤਾ

ਘਟੀਆ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ; ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਜਾਂ ਰੈਂਕ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸਮਤ ਜਾਂ ਅੰਦਾਜ਼ੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਘੱਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

پست

کمتر حیثیت کی پوزیشن؛ اسٹیشن یا درجہ یا قسمت یا تخمینہ میں کم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

卑微

地位低下；地位低、地位低、财富低、评价低

🇯🇵Japanese

低さ

劣った地位。地位も地位も財産も評価も低い

🇰🇷Korean

낮음

열등한 지위; 지위나 지위, 재산이나 평가가 낮음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thấp kém

một vị trí có địa vị thấp hơn; địa vị hoặc cấp bậc thấp hoặc tài sản hoặc ước tính

🇹🇭Thai

ความต่ำต้อย

ตำแหน่งที่มีสถานะต่ำต้อย ยศหรือยศหรือโชคลาภหรือการประมาณการณ์ต่ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerendahan

posisi dengan status lebih rendah; rendah dalam kedudukan atau pangkat atau kekayaan atau perkiraan

🇵🇭Filipino

kababaan

isang posisyon ng mababang katayuan; mababa sa istasyon o ranggo o kayamanan o pagtatantya

🇲🇾Malay

rendah diri

kedudukan status rendah; rendah dalam kedudukan atau pangkat atau kekayaan atau anggaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انخفاض

وضعية متدنية؛ منخفض في المكانة أو الرتبة أو الثروة أو التقدير

🇮🇷Persian

پستی

موقعیت پست؛ کم در ایستگاه یا رتبه یا ثروت یا تخمین

🇹🇷Turkish

alçaklık

aşağı statüde bir konum; istasyon veya rütbe veya servet veya tahmin açısından düşük

🇮🇱Hebrew

נמוכות

עמדה של מעמד נחות; נמוך בעמדה או בדרגה או בהון או בהערכה

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The primary meaning of 'lowness' is 'a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation'.

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Using 'lowness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'lowness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'lowness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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