lowness
- noun
- /ˈloʊnəs/
And I'm a little reluctant to do that because some of you don't have an Android phone and I have some lowness.
- 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
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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.
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In times of great stress, many people experience a sense of lowness and hopelessness.
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The rainy weather contributed to his sense of lowness throughout the week.
Synonyms
A deep feeling of sadness and loss of interest in life
A feeling of being unhappy
A feeling of sadness and low spirits
Feeling or showing deep sadness
A very strong feeling of sadness after a great loss
A strong feeling of sadness and loss of hope after something bad
A quiet, gloomy mood that shows anger or hurt
A serious, sad mood that feels quiet and heavy
A feeling of being a little sad or down
A feeling of sadness and little hope felt by people or in a place
A deep, quiet feeling or look of sadness
A feeling of deep sadness and no hope
A gloomy, unfriendly mood that makes a person quiet and hard to approach
A feeling of being sad or low
A feeling of sadness and little interest in things
A feeling of being sad and having little hope
A quiet feeling of sadness and low spirits
A feeling of deep sadness and loss
A deep feeling of sadness about a loss
A feeling of sadness and low energy
A feeling of being discouraged and without much hope
A lack of energy and interest that makes a person feel tired and low
A deep sadness that nothing can comfort
A feeling of gloom and sadness that lowers your mood
A feeling of sadness and no hope
A feeling of being unwell and generally unhappy
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.