ADJECTIVE | all | lowly, humble, low, modest, small | low or inferior in station or quality |
---|---|---|---|
all | lowly, junior-grade, lower-ranking, petty, secondary, subaltern | inferior in rank or status | |
all | lowly, humble, menial | used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) | |
all | lowly, base, baseborn, humble | of low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense) |
Sounds | low'liy | |
---|---|---|
Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... |
Meaning | Low or inferior in station or quality. | |
---|---|---|
Example | "a lowly parish priest" | |
Synonyms | humble, low, modest, small | |
Broader | inferior | Of or characteristic of low rank or importance |
Spanish | humilde, modesto, pequeño, sencillo | |
Catalan | humil, modest, petit, senzill |
Meaning | inferior in rank or status. | |
---|---|---|
Example | "a lowly corporal" | |
Synonyms | junior-grade, lower-ranking, petty, secondary, subaltern | |
Broader | junior | younger |
Spanish | inferior, subalterno, subordinado | |
Catalan | inferior, subaltern, subordinat |
Meaning | Used of unskilled work (especially domestic work). | |
---|---|---|
Synonyms | humble, menial | |
Broader | unskilled | not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency / proficiency |
Spanish | humilde, servil | |
Catalan | humil, labor |
Meaning | Of low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense). | |
---|---|---|
Example | "of humble (or lowly) birth" | |
Synonyms | base, baseborn, humble | |
Broader | lowborn | Of humble birth or origins |
Spanish | bajo |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact