lowness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
  2. noun a feeling of low spirits
  3. noun the quality of being low; lacking height

Etymology

From Middle English lownesse; equivalent to low + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

low status, lowliness

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