adj
Meaning 1
Lacking morality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lowlife
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈloʊlaɪf/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈləʊlaɪf/
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adj
Meaning 2
Seemingly mischievous and troublesome to society.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An untrustworthy, despicable, disreputable, or otherwise immoral person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
Examples
- They say all the lowlifes used to hang out at the docks and plot their despicable crimes, before being elected to public office.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
A person who is rebuked by their community for their behavior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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noun
Meaning 5
A person of low socio-economic status.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 6
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- only a rotter would do that
- kill the rat
- throw the bum out
- you cowardly little pukes!
- the British call a contemptible person a `git'
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, scum bag, so-and-so, git
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unpleasant person, disagreeable person
History
Etymology
From low + life.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 低端人口 (dīduānrénkǒu) — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Dutch: viezerik — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Esperanto: kanajlo — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Esperanto: abomenulo — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Faroese: vittuggi — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Faroese: óvætti — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Faroese: skarnsvætti — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Faroese: bølmenni — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Finnish: lurjus — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Finnish: ketku — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- French: racaille — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- German: zwielichtige Gestalt — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- German: zwielichtige Person — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- German: suspekter Typ — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- German: Gesindel — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- German: Pack — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- German: Abschaum — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Greek: ρεμάλι (remáli) — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Greek: κάθαρμα (kátharma) — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Indonesian: sampah masyarakat — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Polish: szumowina — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Polish: zwyrodnialec — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Russian: отморо́зок (otmorózok) — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Russian: шваль (švalʹ) — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Russian: сво́лочь (svóločʹ) — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Spanish: canalla — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Spanish: rufián — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- Swedish: skurk — untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person