Lōw'ness, n.

(lō'nes), n. 1. The state of being low or depressed; the state of being less elevated than something else; as, the lowness of the ground, or of the water after the ebb-tide.

2. Meanness of condition; low birth; humbleness of position; want of honor or rank.
3. Meanness of mind or character; want of dignity; as, haughtiness usually springs from lowness of mind.
4. Want of sublimity in style or sentiment; — the contrary to loftiness.
5. Submissiveness; modesty; humility; meekness; as, the lowness of obedience. Bacon.
6. Depression of mind; want of courage or fortitude; dejection; as, lowness of spirits.
7. Depression in fortune; a state of poverty; as, the lowness of circumstances.
8. Depression in strength or intensity; as, the lowness of heat or temperature; lowness of zeal.
9. Depression in cost or worth; as, the lowness of price or value; the lowness of the funds, or of the markets.
10. Graveness of sound; as, the lowness of tones.
11. Softness of sound; mildness or gentleness of utterance; as, the lowness of the voice.