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low key

low key noun: a restrained or subdued situation. Also the alternative spelling of low-key.

Noun

low key

  1. A restrained or subdued situation.
  2. A dark area of a photograph with little contrast.

Also used as

low key is also the alternative spelling of low-key.

Forms of low key

comparativemore low key
superlativemost low key

Words formed from low key

Questions about low key

What does low key mean?
Low key means a restrained or subdued situation.
What part of speech is low key?
Low key is a noun.

Words near low key in the dictionary

  1. Low Hill
  2. low hundreds
  3. low island
  4. low islands
  5. low it
  6. low key
  7. Low Kilburn
  8. Low Latin
  9. low life
  10. low line
  11. low lines

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