lowness
noun
lowness is spelled L-O-W-N-E-S-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lowness means “The property of being low” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lowness is lownesses.
How many letters and syllables are in lowness?
| Letters | 7: L-O-W-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lowness?
Lowness appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lowness?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-lowness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lowness
- lownesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lowness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being low.
- 2
Something that is low or vulgar.
lownesses of expression
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lowness come from?
From Middle English lownesse; equivalent to low + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).