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lowness

noun

Definition of lownessnext
1
as in rudeness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste the shameless lowness of the comedian's humor is something movie fans either love or hate

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2
as in weakness
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

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Recent Examples of lowness That feeling stops, however, when pulling into gas stations or parking lots, where the length and lowness of the car require extreme care to keep the chin from scraping. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowness
  1. rudeness
  2. weakness
  3. grossness
  4. exhaustion
  5. roughness
  6. fatigue
  7. commonness
  8. feebleness
Noun
  • The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.
    — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • Tell her about the long, unwelcome chats, the bullying and the rudeness.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Definition of rudeness
Noun
  • McDaniel has shown the ability to scheme around offensive line weakness.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Their failure to receive one may be attributed to their having vague symptoms, such as a general feeling of malaise, weakness, or fluctuating muscle pain.
    — Jerome Groopman, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of weakness
Noun
  • But Paddy’s isn’t Sudz, and the Gang’s efforts to soft-pedal their antics to be more in line with those mainstream bars devolved into typical Sunny-style hostility and off-putting grossness.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
  • All your Dad has to do is fill it and drink—the microfilter membrane will do the rest by removing chlorine odors, dirt, bacteria, and any other grossness floating around in there.
    — Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
Definition of grossness
Noun
  • Since last week, attacks have come day and night, compounding the terror of overnight strikes with the exhaustion of constant daytime disruption.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Willcox, who traveled with them, said the exhaustion was real, but that competing across disciplines had, paradoxically, helped.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of exhaustion
Noun
  • Before a big event, exfoliate, paying extra attention to areas prone to roughness or dryness, like elbows, knees and wrists.
    — Ellie Beeck, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Then Holland was hit with a fourth quarter unnecessary roughness penalty for a late hit on Cowboys receiver Ryan Flournoy.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of roughness
Noun
  • Nighttime breathing problems and daytime fatigue raise your risk of heart disease and stroke — and menopause significantly increases your risk of getting it.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Momentum evaporates quickly amid donor fatigue and the return to daily operations.
    — Stewart McLaurin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of fatigue
Noun
  • This specific subtype could help to explain the traditional night owl chronotype’s commonness in men.
    — Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 July 2026
  • At the same time, Tacitus points readers to the prevalence and thus the normalization and commonness of this rhetoric, which can become an inseparable corollary of a program of making war.
    — Timothy Joseph, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of commonness
Noun
  • As Kasubhai observed, despite its legal feebleness, Kennedy’s declaration and its explicit threat has had a concrete impact on the provision of gender-affirming services to American youths.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Signs of disease include warts on legs, crusty or swollen eyes, feebleness, a ruffled appearance, difficulty breathing, nasal discharge, and diarrhea.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of feebleness

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“Lowness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowness. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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