"lowness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lownesses [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊnəs Etymology: From Middle English lownesse; equivalent to low + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lownesse}} Middle English lownesse, {{suffix|en|low|ness}} low + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lowness (countable and uncountable, plural lownesses)
  1. The property of being low. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (property): malalteco (Esperanto), mataluus (Finnish), alhaisuus (Finnish), matalus (Ingrian), ни́зькість (nýzʹkistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-lowness-en-noun-rwHyhd5D Disambiguation of 'property': 100 0
  2. (countable) Something that is low or vulgar. Tags: countable Translations (something vulgar): rahvaanomaisuus (Finnish), säädyttömyys (Finnish), ни́зькість (nýzʹkistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-lowness-en-noun-Oj9dkr5z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 13 87 Disambiguation of 'something vulgar': 0 100

Inflected forms

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