noun
Meaning 1
The property of being lowly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lowliness
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noun
Meaning 2
a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: low status, lowness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: status, position
Narrower terms: inferiority, lower status, lower rank
noun
Meaning 3
the state of being humble and unimportant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: humbleness, unimportance, obscureness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: obscurity
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English lowly Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lowliness From lowly + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (hauneins) — the property of being lowly
- Latin: humilitās — the property of being lowly