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- DictionaryLow/lō/
adjective
- 1. of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground: "the school is a long, low building" Similar shortsmalllittlesquatstubbystuntedtruncateddwarfishknee-highshallowOpposite high
- ▪ situated not far above the ground, the horizon, or sea level: "the sun was low in the sky" Similar low-lyingground-levelsea-levelflatsunkendepressedsubsidednetherOpposite high
- ▪ located at or near the bottom of something: "low back pain"
- ▪ (of a pitched ball) below a certain level, such as the batter's knees, as it comes across home plate, and thus outside the strike zone.
- ▪ (of women's clothing) cut so as to reveal the neck and the upper part of the breasts: "the low neckline of her blouse" Similar low-cutskimpyrevealingplunging
- ▪ (of latitude) near the equator: "the warming effect will be greatest at low latitudes"
- ▪ (of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue held low in the mouth; open.
- 2. below average in amount, extent, or intensity; small: "bringing up children on a low income" Similar cheapinexpensivelow-pricedlow-costeconomicalmoderatereasonablemodestbargaincut-pricebargain-basementrock-bottomunambitiousunaspiringmodestOpposite expensivehighhighambitious
- ▪ (of a river or lake) below the usual water level; shallow: "the river was low"
- ▪ (of a substance or food) containing smaller quantities than usual of a specified ingredient: "vegetables are low in calories"
- ▪ (of a supply) small or reduced in quantity: "food and ammunition were running low" Similar scarcescantyscantskimpymeagersparsefewlittlepaltrymeaslytriflingreduceddepleteddiminisheddeficientinadequateinsufficientOpposite plentifulabundant
- ▪ having a small or reduced quantity of a supply: "they were low on fuel"
- 3. ranking below other people or things in importance or class: "jobs with low status" Similar humblelowlylow-bornlow-bredlow-rankingplebeianproletarianpeasantpoorcommonordinarysimpleplainunpretentiousinferiorsubordinateOpposite noblesuperior
- ▪ (of art or culture) considered to be inferior in quality and refinement: "the dual traditions of high and low art" Similar crudecoarsevulgarindecentribaldsmuttybawdysuggestiveoff colorruderoughunrefinedindelicateimpropergrossobscenepornographicoffensiveprofanefilthydirtyinformal:blueOpposite highexalted
- ▪ less good than is expected or desired; inferior: "the standard of living is low" Similar inferiorsubstandardpoorbadlow-gradelow-qualitybelow parsecond-rateinadequateunacceptableunsatisfactorydeficientdefectivewantinglackingleaving much to be desiredOpposite superiorhigh
- ▪ unscrupulous or dishonest: "practice a little low cunning" Similar despicablecontemptiblereprehensiblelamentabledisgustingshamefulmeanabjectunworthyshabbyuncharitablebasedishonorableunprincipledignoblesordidwretchednastycruelfoulbadwrongimmoralvileinformal:rottenbeastlylowdownarchaic:dastardlyscurvyOpposite admirabledecent
- ▪ (of an opinion) unfavorable: "he had a low opinion of himself" Similar unfavorablepoorbadadversenegativehostileOpposite goodfavorablehigh
- 4. (of a sound or voice) not loud or high: "his low, husky voice" Similar quietsoftfaintmutedsubduedmuffledhushedwhisperedstifledmurmuredgentledulcetindistinctinaudiblequietenedquietedbasslow-pitcheddeepdeep-tonedlow-tonedfull-tonedresonantrichrumblingboomingresoundingsonorousOpposite loud
- 5. depressed or lacking in energy: "I was feeling low" Similar depresseddejecteddespondentdownhearteddowncastlow-spiriteddownsorrowfulgloomyglumunhappysadmelancholybluefed upmorosemoodymiserabledismalheavy-heartedmournfulforlornwoebegonedishearteneddiscouragedcrestfallendispiritedwithout energyenervatedflatsappedwearyillunwellpoorlyout of sortsinformal:down in the mouthdown in the dumpsbrassed offcheesed offOpposite cheerful
noun
- 1. a low point, level or figure: "his popularity ratings are at an all-time low"
- ▪ a particularly bad or difficult moment: "the highs and lows of an actor's life"
- ▪ a state of depression or low spirits.
- ▪ an area of low atmospheric pressure; a depression.
adverb
- 1. in or into a low position or state: "she pressed on, bent low to protect her face"
- 2. in a low voice or at a low pitch: "we were talking low so we wouldn't wake Dean"
Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse lágr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laag, also to lie1.
Derivatives
- 1. lowish adjective
- 2. lowness noun
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