lowness

• Nom désignant l'état ou la qualité de ce qui est bas, pouvant décrire une position inférieure en statut ou en rang, un sentiment d'abattement ou de dépression, un manque de hauteur ou un faible degré de toute qualité, telle que la quantité, la force ou la température.

A noun referring to the state or quality of being low, which can describe a position of inferior status or rank, a feeling of low spirits or dejection, a lack of height, or a small degree of any quality such as amount, force, or temperature.

indénombrable

1. Low status or rankC1formal

   A position of inferior status; low in station, rank, fortune, or estimation.

   Infériorité de rang

   • He was born into a family of lowness and poverty.
   • The lowness of his social standing prevented him from advancing.
   • She felt the lowness of her position in the company.

   Synonymesabasementdegradationhumblenessinferiorityinsignificancelowlinessobscurityunimportance

   Antonymeseminenceprestigeranksuperiority

2. Low spirits or sadnessC1formal

   A feeling of low spirits; a state of depression or melancholy.

   abattement

   • A sense of lowness overcame him after the bad news.
   • She couldn't shake the lowness that had settled in her heart.
   • The lowness of his mood was evident to everyone.

   Synonymesdejectiondepressiondespondencydownheartednessgloommelancholysadness

   Antonymescheerfulnesselationexhilarationjollityjoyfulnessmerrimentsprightliness

3. Lack of heightC1formal

   The quality of being low; lacking height.

   basseur

   • The lowness of the ceiling made the room feel cramped.
   • The lowness of the bridge prevented tall trucks from passing.
   • He noticed the lowness of the fence around the garden.

   Synonymesshortnesssmallnesssquatness

   Antonymesheightloftinesstallness

4. Small degree of a qualityC1formal

   A low or small degree of any quality, such as amount, force, or temperature.

   faiblesse (degré peu élevé d'une qualité)

   • The lowness of the temperature caused the pipes to freeze.
   • The lowness of his voice made it hard to hear him.
   • The lowness of the bid surprised the auctioneer.