lowliness

lowliness
low·li·ness

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  • Lowliness — Low li*ness, n. [From {Lowly}.] 1. The state or quality of being lowly; humility; humbleness of mind. [1913 Webster] Walk . . . with all lowliness and meekness. Eph. iv. 1, 2. [1913 Webster] 2. Low condition, especially as to manner of life.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lowliness — index prostration Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • lowliness — (n.) early 15c., from LOWLY (Cf. lowly) + NESS (Cf. ness) …   Etymology dictionary

  • lowliness — lowly ► ADJECTIVE (lowlier, lowliest) 1) low in status or importance. 2) (of an organism) primitive or simple. ► ADVERB ▪ to a low degree. DERIVATIVES lowliness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • lowliness — noun see lowly II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lowliness — See lowly. * * * …   Universalium

  • lowliness — noun The property of being lowly …   Wiktionary

  • lowliness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Lack of vanity or self importance: humbleness, humility, meekness, modesty. See ATTITUDE, BIG, SELF LOVE …   English dictionary for students

  • lowliness — low·li·ness || ləʊlɪnɪs n. humility, modesty, meekness; poverty …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lowliness — n. 1. Humility, humbleness, meekness, self abasement, submissiveness. 2. Lowness, meanness, abjectness …   New dictionary of synonyms

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