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lowness

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: lowness

1
 n
the quality of being low; lacking height
2
 n
a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
3
 n
a feeling of low spirits
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: lowness
1

n the quality of being low; lacking height

“he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling”
Antonyms:
highness, loftiness
the quality of being high or lofty
Types:
squatness, stubbiness
the property of being short and broad
shortness, truncation
the property of being truncated or short
Type of:
height, tallness
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

n a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.)

“he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates”
Type of:
degree, grade, level
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
2

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

Synonyms:
low status, lowliness
Antonyms:
high status
a position of superior status
Types:
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inferiority, lower rank, lower status
the state of being inferior
backseat
a secondary or inferior position or status
shade
a position of relative inferiority
subordinateness, subsidiarity
secondary importance
Type of:
position, status
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
3

n a feeling of low spirits

“he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits”
Synonyms:
dejectedness, dispiritedness, downheartedness, low-spiritedness
Type of:
sadness, unhappiness
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
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