“loweth” is a form of
low
UK /ˈləʊ/ · US /ˈloʊ/ adjective, noun, adverb, verb, proper noun
Forms lower lowest lows lowing lowed lowe lawe
- adjective Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty. “standing on low ground”
- adjective Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions. “the low countries”
- adjective (baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees. “the pitch (or: the ball) was low”
- adjective Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured. “a low bow”
- adjective Low-cut.
- adjective Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.) “low birth”
- adjective Humble, meek, not haughty.
- adjective Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence. “She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs.”
- noun A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc). “You have achieved a new low in behavior, Frank.”
- noun The minimum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period. “A cold one out there today, with lows reaching 33 degrees.”
- noun A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
- noun (meteorology, informal) An area of low pressure; a depression. “A deep low is centred over the British Isles.”
- noun The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle. “Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour.”
- noun (card games) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
- noun (slang, usually accompanied by "the") A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price. “He got the brand new Yankees jersey for the low.”
- adverb Close to the ground.
- adverb Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
- adverb With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently. “to speak low”
- adverb Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply. “He sold his wheat low.”
- adverb In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
Synonyms
nether underslung short small scrimp shortsome stubbed stubby stumpy vertically challenged bad mid sad sorry ass base below par bottom-shelf BTEC bum depression David Low Sir David Low Sir David Alexander Cecil Low first gear first low gear moo low-toned low-pitched
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English lah, loue, from Old Norse lágr (“low”), from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz (“low; flat”), from *ligjaną (“to lie; to lead”), from Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti (“to be lying down”), from *legʰ- (“to lie”).
Cognate with Scots laich (“low”), Saterland Frisian läich (“low”), West Frisian leech (“low”), Dutch laag (“low”), German Low German leeg, leeg' (“low; inferior”), West Flemish leeg (“lazy”), Danish lav (“low”), Faroese and Icelandic lágur (“low”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish låg (“low”), Finnish laaka (“flat”), Ingrian laaku (“gentle”); also Irish laigh, luigh (“to lie”), Manx lhie (“lie; lay”), Scottish Gaelic laigh (“lie; lay”), Faliscan 𐌋𐌄𐌂𐌄𐌕 (lecet, “he lies down”), Latin lectus (“bed”), South Picene 𐌅𐌄𐌉𐌀𐌕 (veiat, “to lie”), Ancient Greek λέχομαι (lékhomai, “to lie down”), Albanian lag (“band, encampment, troop”), Belarusian ляжа́ць (ljažácʹ, “to lie”), Bulgarian лежа́ (ležá, “to lie”), Czech ležet (“to lie”), Macedonian лежи (leži, “to lie”), Polish leżeć (“to lie”), Russian лежа́ть (ležátʹ, “to lie”), Serbo-Croatian лѐжати, lèžati (“to lie”), Slovene ležáti (“to lie”), Ukrainian лежа́ти (ležáty, “to lie”), Tocharian B lyäk- (“to lie”). More at lie.
From Middle English lowen (“to low”), from Old English hlōwan (“to low; to bellow; to roar”), from Proto-Germanic *hlōaną (“to call; shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call”).
Cognate with Dutch loeien (“to low”), Middle High German lüejen (“to roar”), dialectal Swedish lumma (“to roar”), Latin calō (“to call”), Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō), Latin clāmō (“to shout, claim”). More at claim.
From Middle English lowe, loghe, from Old Norse logi (“fire, flame, sword”), from Proto-Germanic *lugô (“flame, blaze”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light”).
Cognate with Icelandic logi (“flame”), Swedish låga (“flame”), Danish lue (“flame”), German Lohe (“blaze, flames”), North Frisian leag (“fire, flame”), Old English līeġ (“fire, flame, lightning”). More at More at leye and More at light.
From Middle English lowe, from Old English hlāw, hlǣw (“burial mound”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw. Obsolete by the 19th century, survives in toponymy as -low.
Webster’s 1913
- , strong imp. of Laugh. Chaucer.
- verb To make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals; to moo. The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. Gray.
- noun The calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine animals.
- noun A hill; a mound; a grave. [Obs. except in place names.] Skeat.
Etymology [OE. lowen, AS. hl; akin to D. loeijen, OHG. hl, hluojan.]
Etymology [AS. hlaw; akin to Goth. hlaiw a grave, hlains a hill, and to E. lean to incline.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “low”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details