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lownesses

lownesses is the plural of lowness.

Meaning of lowness

Noun

lowness (countable and uncountable, plural lownesses)

  1. The property of being low.
    • Then I was forced to rest; and, sitting down on the ground, saw that the glimmering streak of light had faded, and that the awful blackness of the previous night was creeping up again. And now I had no heart to face it, being cowed with hunger, thirst, and weariness; and so flung myself upon my...[1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, “In the Vault”, in Moonfleet, London; Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934, →OCLC, page 65
  2. (countable) Something that is low or vulgar.
    • lownesses of expression

Questions about lownesses

What is lownesses the plural of?
Lownesses is the plural of lowness.

Words near lownesses in the dictionary

  1. Lowndeses
  2. Lowndesy
  3. lowne
  4. lownes
  5. lowness
  6. lownesses
  7. lownest
  8. Lowney
  9. Lowneys
  10. lowns
  11. lowp

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