LOWNESS, noun 1. The state of being low or depressed; the state of being less elevated than something else; as the lowness of the ground, or of the water after the ebb-tide. 2. Meanness of condition. Men are not to be despised or oppressed on account of the lowness of their birth or condition. 3. Meanness of mind or character; want of dignity. haughtiness usually springs from lowness of mind; real dignity is distinguished by modesty. 4. Want of sublimity in style or sentiment; the contrary to loftiness. 5. Submissiveness; as the lowness of obedience. 6. Depression of mind; want of courage or fortitude; dejection; as lowness of spirits. 7. Depression in fortune; a state of poverty; as the lowness of circumstances. 8. Depression in strength or intensity; as the lowness of heat or temperature; lowness of zeal. 9. Depression in price or worth; as the lowness of price or value; the lowness of the funds or of the markets. 10. Graveness of sound; as the lowness of notes. 11. Softness of sound; as the lowness of the voice.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI