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   low

   /ləʊ/

   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 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: "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: "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 scarcescantyscantskimpymeagresparsefewlittlepaltrymeaslytriflingreduceddepleteddiminisheddeficientinadequateinsufficientOpposite 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 colourruderoughunrefinedindelicateimpropergrossobscenepornographicoffensiveprofanefilthydirtyinformal: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: "practise a little low cunning" Similar despicablecontemptiblereprehensiblelamentabledisgustingshamefulmeanabjectunworthyshabbyuncharitablebasedishonourableunprincipledignoblesordidwretchednastycruelfoulbadwrongimmoralvileinformal:rottenbeastlylow-downarchaic:dastardlyscurvyOpposite admirabledecent
   • ▪ (of an opinion) unfavourable: "he had a low opinion of himself" Similar unfavourablepoorbadadversenegativehostileOpposite goodfavourablehigh
   • 4. (of a sound or voice) not loud or high: "keep the volume very low" 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"
   • ▪ an area of low barometric pressure; a depression: "the weatherman talked about highs and lows"
   • 2. a difficult time in a person's life: "the highs and lows of an actor's life"
   • ▪ a state of depression: informal "she doesn't have big highs or big lows"

   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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