| NOUN | state | lowness, low status, lowliness | a position of inferior status |
|---|---|---|---|
| feeling | lowness, downheartedness, dejectedness, low-spiritedness, dispiritedness | a feeling of low spirits | |
| attribute | lowness | the quality of being low | |
| attribute | lowness | a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.) |
| Meaning | A position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | low status, lowliness | |
| Narrower | inferiority, lower status, lower rank | The state of being inferior |
| Broader | status, position | The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society |
| Opposite | high status | A position of superior / superior status |
| Spanish | clase baja | |
| Catalan | classe baixa | |
| Adjectives | low | low or inferior in station or quality |
| low | unrefined in character | |
| Meaning | A feeling of low spirits. | |
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| Example | "he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits" | |
| Synonyms | downheartedness, dejectedness, low-spiritedness, dispiritedness | |
| Broader | sadness, unhappiness | emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being |
| Spanish | desánimo | |
| Catalan | desànim, descoratjament | |
| Adjectives | low | filled with melancholy and despondency |
| low | subdued or brought low in condition or status | |
| Meaning | The quality of being low; lacking height. | |
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| Example | "he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling" | |
| Narrower | shortness, truncation | The property of being truncated or short |
| squatness, stubbiness | The property of being short and broad | |
| Broader | height, tallness | The vertical dimension of extension |
| Opposite | highness, loftiness | The quality of being high or lofty |
| Spanish | bajeza, bajura | |
| Adjectives | low | literal meanings |
| Meaning | A low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates" | |
| Broader | degree, grade, level | A position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality |
| Adjectives | low | less than normal in degree or intensity or amount |
| low | used of sounds and voices | |
| low | no longer sufficient | |
| low | very low in volume | |
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