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English
Etymology
From Middle English lownesse; equivalent to low + -ness.
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lowness (countable and uncountable, plural lownesses)
- The property of being low.
, J[ohn] Meade Falkner, “In the Vault”, in Moonfleet, London; Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934, →OCLC, page 65:Then I was forced to rest; and, sitting down on the ground, saw that the glimmering streak of light had faded, and that the awful blackness of the previous night was creeping up again. And now I had no heart to face it, being cowed with hunger, thirst, and weariness; and so flung myself upon my face, that I might not see how dark it was, and groaned for very lowness of spirit.
1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 19:My attention was attracted to the next box [booth] by a conversation which was, from its lowness, evidently intended not to be heard.
- (countable) Something that is low or vulgar.
lownesses of expression
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