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. (especially) 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. (archaic) 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 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 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, usually) 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. (archaic, obsolete) Barrow, mound, tumulus.
2. (Scottish, archaic, dialectal) A hill.

Verb

Alternative form of 'low.

Opposite of

high, tall, short, deep, shallow

Synonyms

mean

vile

base

short

moo

inferior

small

humble

down

abject

depressed

vulgar

bellow

contemptible

below

cheap

deep

foul

bad

👎

under

ignoble

soft

little

nasty

lower

poor

depression

lowly

coarse

scurvy

heavy

low-pitched

weak

lowlife

worthless

sordid

downward

downhearted

despicable

beneath

low-lying

scummy

mumbling

depraved

gross

low-spirited

miserable

shallow

faint

lousy

Translations

bas

bajo

niedrig

basso

baix

laag

baixo

tief

χαμηλός

pequeño

meugler

nizm

alçak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈləʊ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: lowe

Cognate with Scots: laich

Cognate with Low German: leeg

Cognate with Danish: lav

Cognate with Icelandic: lágur

Cognate with Western Frisian: leech

Cognate with Northern Frisian: leeg

Cognate with Dutch: laag

Cognate with German: läg

Inherited from Middle English: lowen

Inherited from Old English: hlōwan

Cognate with Dutch: loeien

Cognate with Middle High German: lüejen

Cognate with Swedish: lumma

Cognate with Latin: calō

Cognate with Ancient Greek: καλέω

Cognate with Latin: clāmō

Cognate with Icelandic: logi

Cognate with Swedish: låga

Cognate with Danish: lue

Cognate with German: Lohe

Cognate with Northern Frisian: leag

Cognate with Old English: līeġ

Inherited from Old English: hlāw

In summary

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”), Saterland Frisian läich (“low”), West Frisian leech (“low”), Dutch laag (“low”), obsolete German läg (“low”), German Low German leeg, leeg' (“low”), Danish lav (“low”), Faroese, Icelandic lágur (“low”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish låg (“low”). More at lie.

Sentences

Choose between the high road and the low .

At low temperatures , the mixture is a solid .

Catalysts make chemical reactions possible at low temperatures .

The surface of this feature has low ridges and patches of level terrain .

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