low

Meaning

Adj

1. Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
2. Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
3. Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
4. Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
5. Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
6. Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
7. Humble, meek, not haughty.
8. Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
9. Being a nadir, a bottom.
10. Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
11. Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
12. Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
13. Dead. (Compare lay low.)
14. Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
15. Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
16. Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
17. Simple in complexity or development.
18. Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).
19. Being near the equator.
20. Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
21. Quiet; soft; not loud.
22. Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
23. Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
24. Not rich or seasoned; offering the minimum of nutritional requirements; plain, simple.
25. Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.

Noun

1. A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
2. A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
3. A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
4. (informal) An area of low pressure; a depression.
5. The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
6. The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
7. (slang) A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price.

Adv

1. Close to the ground.
2. Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
3. With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
4. Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
5. In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
6. In a time approaching our own.
7. In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.

Verb

To lower; to make low.

Verb

simple past of laugh.

Verb

To moo.

Noun

A flame; fire; blaze.

Verb

To burn; to blaze.

Noun

1. Barrow, mound, tumulus.
2. A hill.

Verb

Alternative form of 'low

Concepts

low

mean

vile

base

short

moo

inferior

small

humble

down

abject

depressed

vulgar

bellow

contemptible

below

deep

foul

bad

cheap

under

ignoble

soft

nasty

lower

poor

lowly

little

depression

beneath

worthless

downward

despicable

lowlife

sordid

low-lying

low-pitched

coarse

scurvy

downhearted

weak

heavy

depraved

dirty

gross

immoral

lousy

sleazy

shoddy

inadequate

common

mumbling

dwarfish

miserable

blue

dispirited

down in the mouth

downcast

low-spirited

scummy

shallow

faint

bottom

lowest

squalid

corrupt

too short

mooing

abhorrent

abominable

accursed

awful

detestable

ghastly

gruesome

hideous

horrible

loathsome

not loud

subdued

decadent

degraded

menial

wicked

sonorous

softly

sad

not tall

despised

insignificant

underneath

gloomy

grim

low-down

low-toned

broken

crushed

humbled

humiliated

depleted

modest

first

first gear

low gear

flat

insufficient

nether

bass

shabby

quiet

pure

secret

ugly

swamp

low voice

least

objectionable

unseemly

low pressure

bend down

droop

be low

dry up

tide

stocking

atrocious

on the ground

scrawny

coarseness

second-rate

mean-minded

meanspirited

degenerating

deteriorating

evil

conceal low

hide

lie

decaying

declining

dissolute

debased

crude

rude

lowering

meek

obscure

cheaply

dizzy

feeble

ill

quietly

unhappy

dying

exhausted

expiring

sinking

lower-class

plebeian

rotten

not long

skimpy

mumble

Love wave

Querwellen wave

of a low family

not lofty

not high

not excelled

outcast

bent

dropping down

indecent

obscene

grave hollow

rumbling

trifling

unimportant

be small

ill-bred

wretched

bell

grave

prostrate

substandard

commonplace

unfavorable

disparaging

humbly

gently

hollow

low-key

slow

L

minimum

historic low

cry

caw

hum

be short

soulless

tacky

roar

bitchy

caddish

hangdog

lewd

low-minded

lowbred

lowdown

ornery

raffish

ratty

scurrilous

reverent

unobtrusive

unpretentious

scrub

low tension

low voltage

low-tension

low-voltage

slight pressure

underpressure

dwarf

low certainty

deficient

lacking

bray

downbound

infra

baseborn

black

ungentle

downmarket

low-priced

rubbishy

chapfallen

depressive

disheartened

low-rise

squat

underslung

cyclone

rock-bottom

light

minor

petty

remote

scanty

scarce

slender

slight

subtle

venial

attenuated

dull

hushed

lukewarm

muted

tepid

ground

on foot

stocky

cynical

noiselessly

at the bottom

marshy land

unkind

fail

not enough

unfit

below mark

folk

hot

people

pop

popular

vernacular

widespread

working-class

gentle

basis

end

foundation

rough draft

soiled

unclean

unfair

low level

low-class

rudimentary

fallen

set

flavor

marsh

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈləʊ/

Etymology

From Middle English lowe, lohe, lāh, from Old Norse lágr (“low”), from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz (“lying, flat, situated near the ground, low”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).
Cognate with Scots laich (“low”), Low German leeg (“low, feeble, bad”), Danish lav (“low”), Icelandic lágur (“low”), West Frisian leech (“low”), North Frisian leeg, liig (“low”), Dutch laag (“low”), obsolete German läg (“low”). More at lie.

Sentences

Passive recreation typically requires little management and can be provided at very low costs .