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Definitions: LOWLINESS |
LOWLINESSNoun1. Low condition, especially as to manner of life. 2. The state or quality of being lowly; humility; humbleness of mind. |
Date "LOWLINESS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Note: Lowliness \Low"li*ness\, noun. [From Lowly.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Humility | Noun: humility, humbleness; meekness, lowness; lowliness, lowlihood; abasement, self-abasement; submission; resignation. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He walked with a stoop, and the crook of his back increased the lowliness of his bow. |
Julius Caesar | William Shakespeare | Lowliness is young ambition's ladder, whereto the climber-upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "LOWLINESS" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "LOWLINESS" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 4 | 175,879 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "LOWLINESS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | تواضع (behave modestly, demureness, humility, meekness, modesty, unpretentiousness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | humilité. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Niedrigkeit (baseness, ignobleness, lightness, lowness, meanness, sordidness), Demut (humbleness, humility). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שפל (base, degeneration, ebb, humble, indolent, lousy, low, low down, low tide, mean, mean-spirited, meek, minimum, miscreant, ornery, recession, scabby, scamp, shabby, sordid, vile), מיכות (humility). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szerénység (diffidence, modesty), alázatosság (humbleness, humility, obsequiousness, obsequy, submission). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | kerendahan hati (modesty), keasoran (defeated). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | bassezza (baseness, lowness, worthlessness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | imlid (humbleness, humility), imleeid (humbleness, humility). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | owlinesslay caracter umil. (various references) humildad (humility, meanness, self-effacement). (various references) alçakgönüllülük (delicacy, demureness, honesty, humbleness, humility, meekness, modesty, nobleness, pudency, simple-mindedness, submission, submissiveness). (various references) скромність (bashfulness, chastity, demureness, modesty, simplicity), низьке становище, покірність (acquiescence, humility, leniency, meekness, non-resistance, obedience, passivity, prostration, resignation, submission). (various references) tính ti tiện (littleness, miscreancy, paltriness), tính nhún nhường (modesty), tính hèn mọn lòng khiêm tốn, tính chất tầm thường (banality, ordinariness, triviality), khiêm nhượng. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Ephesians Chapter 4, Verse 2 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Meta pashV tapeinofrosunhV kai praothtoV meta makroqumiaV anecomenoi allhlwn en agaph |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Cum omni humilitate et mansuetudine cum patientia subportantes invicem in caritate |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | In which ye ben clepid, with al mekenesse and myldenesse, with pacience supportinge ech other in charite, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | In all humblenes of mynde and meknes and longe sufferynge forbearinge one another thorowe love |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Ephesians Chapter 4, Verse 2 |
| Cebuano | ¶ nga sa tanang pagpaubos ug kaaghop, dinuyogan sa pailub, kamo mag-inantusay ang usa sa usa diha sa gugma, |
| Croatian | Podnosite jedni druge u ljubavi; |
| Danish | med al Ydmyghed og Sagtmodighed, med Langmodighed, så I bære over med hverandre i Kærlighed |
| Dutch | Met alle ootmoedigheid en zachtmoedigheid, met lankmoedigheid, verdragende elkander in liefde; |
| Finnish | kaikessa nöyryydessä ja hiljaisuudessa ja pitkämielisyydessä kärsien toinen toistanne rakkaudessa |
| French | en toute humilité et douceur, avec patience, vous supportant les uns les autres avec charité, |
| German | mit aller Demut und Sanftmut, mit Geduld, und vertraget einer den andern in der Liebe |
| Hungarian | Teljes alázatossággal és szelídséggel, hosszútûréssel, elszenvedvén egymást szeretetben, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Hendaklah kalian selalu rendah hati, lemah lembut, dan sabar. Tunjukkanlah kasihmu dengan membantu satu sama lain. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | dengan segala kerendahan hati dan lemah lembut serta dengan panjang hati, menaruh sabar sama sendiri dengan kasih, |
| Italian | con ogni umilt , mansuetudine e pazienza, sopportandovi a vicenda con amore, |
| Latvian | Visâ pazemîbâ un lçnprâtîbâ, un pacietîbâ viens otru mîlestîbâ paciezdami, |
| Maori | ¶ Kia papaku rawa te ngakau, kia mahaki, kia manawanui, kia ata hanga tetahi ki tetahi, i runga i te aroha; |
| Norwegian | med all ydmykhet og saktmodighet, med langmodighet, så I tåler hverandre i kjærlighet, |
| Portuguese | com toda a humildade e mansidão, com longanimidade, suportando-vos uns aos outros em amor, |
| Rumanian | cu toatq smerenia wi blkndeya, cu kndelungq rqbdare; kngqduiyi-vq unii pe alyii kn dragoste, |
| Russian | УП ЧУСЛЙН УНЙТЕООПНХ"ТЙЕН Й ЛТПФПУФША Й "ПМЗПФЕТ ЕОЙЕН, УОЙУИП"С "ТХЗ ЛП "ТХЗХ МА'ПЧША, |
| Shuar | ¶ Nekasmiancha ajasrum aneniakrum katsunnairatarum. |
| Spanish | con toda humildad y mansedumbre, con paciencia, soportándoos los unos a los otros en amor; |
| Swahili | Muwe daima wanyenyekevu, wapole na wenye saburi; vumilianeni ninyi kwa ninyi kwa mapendo. |
| Swedish | med all ödmjukhet och allt saktmod, med tålamod, så att I haven fördrag med varandra i kärlek |
| Uma | ¶ Kana dingki' nono-ta pai' mo'olu oa' kehi-ta hi butu nyala-na. Neo' mpotima' kasalaa' doo, agina mosabara pai' moloe ahi' -ta hi himpau kita'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "LOWLINESS": lowlinesses. (additional references) | |
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"LOWLINESS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: flowlines, leylines, lonliness, lowline, owlness. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "LOWLINESS" (pronounced 'Low"li*ness'): Abjectedness, Abjectness, Ableness, Abominableness, Abortiveness, Abruptness, Absentness, Absoluteness, Absorptiveness, Abstemiousness, Abstersiveness, Abstractedness, Abstractiveness, Abstractness, Abstruseness, Absurdness, Abusiveness, Acceptableness, Accessariness, Accessoriness, Accidentalness, Accommodableness, Accommodateness, Accurateness, Accustomedness, Acidness, Acquaintedness, Acquisitiveness, Acrimoniousness, Activeness, Actualness, Acuteness, Adaptedness, Adaptiveness, Adaptness, Addictedness, Addle-patedness, Adeptness, Adequateness, Adhesiveness, Admirableness, Adorableness, Adroitness, Adultness, Advantageousness, Adventurousness, Adverseness, Advisable-ness, Advisedness, Affableness. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-l-l-n-o-s-s-w" | |
-1 letter: lewisson. | |
-2 letters: illness, insoles, lesions, lioness, lowness, niellos, swollen, winless. | |
-3 letters: eloins, enosis, eosins, essoin, insole, lesion, lesson, lisles, losels, niello, noesis, noises, nowise, oleins, ossein, sinews, snells, sonsie, sowens, swells, swills, winoes. | |
-4 letters: eloin, enols, enows, eosin, isles, lenis, lenos, lewis, liens, lines, linos, lions, lisle, loess, loins, losel, loses, lowes, lowse, lweis. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-l-l-n-o-s-s-w" | |
+1 letter: woolliness. | |
+2 letters: lowlinesses, worldliness. | |
+3 letters: woollinesses. | |
+4 letters: disallowances, unworldliness, wollastonites, worldlinesses. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01001111 01010111 01001100 01001001 01001110 01000101 01010011 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L O W L I N E S S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 004F 0057 004C 0049 004E 0045 0053 0053 |
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| 1. Definition 2. Quotations: Fiction 3. Usage Frequency 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Bible Trace 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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Jood, Hebreeus, Israeliet, hebraishte, يهودي, عبري, اليهودية, اللغة العبرية, العبرية, Hebréu, иврит, древен жител на юдея, юдейски, израилтянин, евреин, староеврейски, староеврейски език, юдей, 西伯来, 希伯來語 , hebrejský, hebrejka, hebrejec, hebrejština, joods, Hebreeuws, hebraiskt, juutalainen, hébreu, Hebrieusk, hebräisch, hebräer, εβραϊκόσ, εβραϊκά, εβραίοσ, עברית, עברי, zsidó, héber, izraelita, Eabhrais, ebraico, ebreo, ヘブライ語 , ヘブライ", Ewagh, Ew, Ewnish, hudiu, hebraico, hebreu, ebrèu, limba ebraicã, izraelit, evreu, evreiesc, ebraic, еврейский, еврей, древнееврейский, древнееврейский язык, Eperu, hibru, hebreo, dyu, Myahudi, Yahudi, hebreiska, hebreisk, jude, ชาวฮิบรู (ปัจจุบันคือประเทศอิสราเอลและปาเลสไตน์), าษาฮิบรู (ปัจจุบันคือประเทศอิสราเอลและปาเลสไตน์), musevi, ibranice, ibrani, іудей, старо"врейська мова, старо"врейський, іврит, "врейський, "врей, người Hê-brơ, Hebraeg, Hebreaidd, for Hebrew; Hongaars, Hongaar, hungarez, الهنغاري, مجري, هنغاري, المجري, اللغة الهنغارية, Húngaru, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, Hungaryan, 匈牙利語 , 匈牙利语, maïarský, maïar, maïarština, ungarer, Hongaarse, ungarskt, unkarilainen, hongrois, Hongaarsk, ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, ungherese, 헝가리, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, Węgier, ongrés, ungureşte, ungur, limba maghiarã, unguresc, maghiar, limba ungarã, венгр, венгерский, mađarski, mađar, mađarski jezik, húngaro, ungrare, ชาวฮังการี, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорка, угорський, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri, for Hungarian; Indonesies, indonezian, الماليزي أحد أبناء ماليزيا, اللغة الأندونيسية, Indonesiu, индонезийски език, индонезийски, 印度尼西亚语, 印度尼西亞語 , indonéský, indonéština, indonésan, indoneser, Indonesisch, Indisch, Indonesiër, indonesiskt, indonesialainen, indonésien, Yndonesysk, Indonesier, Ινδονήσιος, indonéz, indonesiano, インドネシア語 , インドネシア", 인도네시아, Indoneesagh, indonésio, indonésia, индонезийский, индонезиец, Indtasisian, indonezijski, indonežanin, indonesio, indones, Indonesyo, endonezya'ya ait, endonezyalı, endonezya dili, endonezya, індонезі"ць, індонезійський, індонезійська мова, індонезійка, người In-ddô-nê-xi-a tiếng In-ddô-nê-xi-a, for Indonesian; Italianer, Italiaans, Italiaan, شخص إيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, الإيطالي, إيطالي, Italianu, италиански език, италиански, италианец, Italyano, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italština, italský, ital, italiener, italienskt, italialainen, Italien, Italjaansk, italienisch, Ιταλός, italisht, איטלקי, איטלקית, olasz, Ítali, IodÚilis, italiano, 이탈리아, Iddaalish, Włoch, italianã, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, итальянский язык, итальянский, итальянец, Italia, italijanski, italijanski jezik, italijan, sí-Taliyáne, italienare, italiensk, italienska, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, ชาวอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка, for Italian; gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manský, manština, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, Manninish, Manninagh, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man dili, man adası, менський діалект, менський, for manx; Roemeen, rumun, Rumanu, румънски език, румънски, румънец, Romanyan, 罗马尼亚语, rumunský, rumunština, rumæner, Roemeens, rumenskt, romanialainen, roumain, Roemeensk, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, 루마니아, Roomainagh, romeno, romanés, român, румын, румынский, rumunski, rumunski jezik, rumano, rumänsk, румунська мова, румун, румунський, румунка, for Romanian; Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish; Turks, turk, تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, Turcu, турски, турски език, Turko, 土耳其, 土耳其語 , tureètina, turecký, turkist, turkkilainen, turque, turc, Turksk, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türk, türkçe, турецька мова, турецький, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ, for Turkish; 乌克兰, for Ukranian; Vietnamees, vietnamez, vietnamisht, виетнамски език, виетнамски, Vietnamis, 越南語 , 越南 , 越南语, vietnamský, vietnamka, vietnamec, vietnamština, vietnameser, vjetmanskt, vietnamilainen, vietnamien, Fjetnameesk, vietnamese, vietnamesisch, Vietnamesin, 'ιετναμέζος, vietnami, vietnámi, ベトナ 人 , ベトナ じ", 트남, vietnamita, вьетнамский, vijetnamski jezik, vijetnamski, vijetnamac, vietnames, vietnam, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, в'"тнамець, в'"тнамський, người Việt nam tiếng Việt, for Vietnamese; |
