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
  • But hir phone and insurance expose the weakness in frictionless talk about choice.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Drug and other criminal enterprises have taken advantage of the government’s weaknesses.
    — Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 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
  • That’s likely to inspire either affection or immediate exhaustion, depending on your fondness for the infamously disgusting performance group.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This summer, news reports revealed that multiple sailors had attempted to jump overboard amid shortages of fresh food, disruptions to hot water and laundry services and exhaustion.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhaustion
Noun
  • Delane, who was taken by the Chiefs in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft out of LSU, was fined $12,537 for unnecessary roughness on a low block.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The Horned Frogs committed 11 penalties in both games against North Carolina and UCF, including multiple unnecessary roughness penalties and holding calls that derailed drives.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of roughness
Noun
  • Tactics such as ragebait have only added to the fatigue, irritating enthusiasts already frustrated by the relentless churn of slop.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
  • That kind of anecdotal genre fatigue doesn’t establish an industry surplus — but the sentiment does suggest that even devoted horror fans sometimes need help pacing themselves.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 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 12 Oct. 2026.

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