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lowness

lowness

5.8
A time when someone feels sad and without energy
  • noun
  • /ˈloʊnəs/
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And I'm a little reluctant to do that because some of you don't have an Android phone and I have some lowness.

Examples

  • In the lowness of that moment, sitting at his table with the Times in front of him, he made a mental balance sheet of his professional life and concluded that the frustrations had outnumbered the accomplishments by far.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Lord Salisbury was cured of lowness of spirit; Hamlet, his slave, escaped depraved apprehensions.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • She struggled with feelings of lowness after losing her job.

  • In times of great stress, many people experience a sense of lowness and hopelessness.

  • The rainy weather contributed to his sense of lowness throughout the week.

Synonyms

depression
vslowness
330 3.7

A deep feeling of sadness and loss of interest in life

is similar but also covers milder, nonclinical forms of low feeling
sadness
vslowness
229 1.0

A feeling of being unhappy

is a broader mood that also includes low energy and lack of interest
gloom
vslowness
46 3.2

A feeling of sadness and low spirits

is the personal feeling of sadness rather than the surrounding atmosphere
melancholy
vslowness
37 5.9

Feeling or showing deep sadness

is broader, applying to ordinary sadness as well as deep gloom
deep sorrow
vslowness
4 3.7

A very strong feeling of sadness after a great loss

is a more general mood that includes but is not limited to intense grief
despondency
vslowness
4 8.3

A strong feeling of sadness and loss of hope after something bad

is the general feeling that can occur with or without hopelessness
sullenness
vslowness
1 7.9

A quiet, gloomy mood that shows anger or hurt

is emotional sadness but not necessarily silent or resentful
somberness
vslowness
  • US
1 6.5

A serious, sad mood that feels quiet and heavy

is the personal feeling of sadness rather than a formal solemn tone
low spirits
vslowness
1 3.5

A feeling of being a little sad or down

is a wider state that covers both mild and deeper low mood
gloominess
vslowness
1 3.4

A feeling of sadness and little hope felt by people or in a place

is focused more on personal mood than general atmosphere
mournfulness
vslowness
1 6.5

A deep, quiet feeling or look of sadness

is a wider emotional state that may not always show grief
despondence
vslowness
1 8.8

A feeling of deep sadness and no hope

is broader, covering sadness even without the strong loss of hope
moroseness
vslowness
1 8.4

A gloomy, unfriendly mood that makes a person quiet and hard to approach

is simply sadness without the angry or sulky attitude
downness
vslowness
7.4

A feeling of being sad or low

covers that same state but with added sense of lacking spirits
low-spiritedness
vslowness
6.7

A feeling of sadness and little interest in things

is similar but speaks to the overall state rather than just enthusiasm
downheartedness
vslowness
6.8

A feeling of being sad and having little hope

is a general low mood that may not show clear discouragement
glumness
vslowness
6.6

A quiet feeling of sadness and low spirits

is a plain emotional state rather than a mood tied to sulkiness
heavyheartedness
vslowness
7.7

A feeling of deep sadness and loss

is a general state that can be lighter or heavier in feeling
sorrowfulness
vslowness
6.3

A deep feeling of sadness about a loss

covers everyday sadness as well as the deeper sorrow described here
dejectedness
vslowness
6.4

A feeling of sadness and low energy

is broader, referring to the overall state rather than the single feeling
dispiritedness
vslowness
7.1

A feeling of being discouraged and without much hope

is about simple sadness as well as lack of enthusiasm and spirit
spiritlessness
vslowness
8.2

A lack of energy and interest that makes a person feel tired and low

is an emotional state that also includes tiredness and low mood
disconsolateness
vslowness
9.9

A deep sadness that nothing can comfort

is a wider term that also includes less extreme, consolable sadness
uncheerfulness
vslowness
7.2

A feeling of gloom and sadness that lowers your mood

is the person's inner state rather than the general quality described
cheerlessness
vslowness
6.5

A feeling of sadness and no hope

is the internal feeling which may or may not show outward signs
crumminess
vslowness
  • Informal
7.9

A feeling of being unwell and generally unhappy

is a mood state that can be separate from physical unwellness

Antonyms

970 1.0

A feeling of pleasure and being satisfied

1 2.0

A strong feeling of happiness and excitement

How Sad

depression
330 3.7
lowness
5.8
dejection
2 6.3
sadness
229 1.0
blues
4 4.4

Surface Forms

lowness singular
lownesses plural

Morphology

lowness = low (transparent) = low + ness

Derived by nominalizing the adjective 'low' to denote an emotional state (feeling low); this is a conventional and predictable meaning extension.

Etymology

The word lowness comes from the old English word low, meaning 'not high', and people began to use 'low' for mood (as in 'low spirits' meaning 'down'), so lowness can mean a feeling of sadness.