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lowness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of lowness

1 the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste

  • the shameless lowness of the comedianʼs humor is something movie fans either love or hate
Synonyms of lowness

coarseness, commonness, crassness, crudeness, crudity, grossness, indelicacy, indelicateness, raffishness, rawness, roughness, rudeness, tastelessness, vulgarity
Words Related to lowness

boorishness, brutishness, churlishness, clownishness, loutishness, rowdiness, rusticity, uncouthness

artlessness, gracelessness, inelegance, unsophistication

insensitiveness, insensitivity, thoughtlessness

kitsch, tackiness
Near Antonyms of lowness

courtliness, urbanity

elegance, grace, graciousness

consideration, sensitivity, thoughtfulness
Antonyms of lowness

cultivation, genteelness, gentility, polish, refinement, tastefulness

2 the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor

  • her lingering illness reduced her to a state of lowness she had never known before
Synonyms of lowness

asthenia, debilitation, debility, delicacy, enervation, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, fragility, frailness, frailty, infirmity, languidness, languor, listlessness, weakness, wimpiness
Words Related to lowness

decay, decrepitude

breakdown, collapse, prostration

exhaustion, fatigue, lassitude, weariness

defenselessness, helplessness, impotence, impuissance, powerlessness

effeteness, softness, tenderness

disablement, incapacitation, invalidism

damage, harm, hurt, impairment, injury
Near Antonyms of lowness

energy, vitality

brawniness, fitness, heftiness, huskiness, lustiness, muscularity, virility

hardness, ruggedness, stoutness, sturdiness, toughness

health, healthiness, soundness, wellness
Antonyms of lowness

hardihood, hardiness, robustness, strength, vigor

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  1. Britannica English: Translation of lowness for Arabic speakers

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