lowness

Definitions of lowness
  1. noun
    the quality of being low; lacking height
    “he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling”
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    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
  2. noun
    a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.)
    “he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates”
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    type of:
    degree, grade, level
    a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
  3. noun
    a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
    synonyms: low status, lowliness
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    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
  4. noun
    a feeling of low spirits
    “he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits”
    synonyms: dejectedness, dispiritedness, downheartedness, low-spiritedness
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    type of:
    sadness, unhappiness
    emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
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