Lowest

Definition: Lowest

Lowest

Adjective

1. Lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place".

2. Minimal in magnitude; "lowest wages"; "the least amount of fat allowed"; "the smallest amount".

3. At the bottom; lowest or last; "the bottom price".

Adverb

1. In the lowest position; nearest the ground; "the branch with the big peaches on it hung lowest".

Date "lowest" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
LOF	English	Lowest operating frequency	Telecom
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Lowest

Synonyms: bottom (adj), last (adj), last-place (adj), least (adj), smallest (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Inferiority	Least, smallest; (see little, small; ); lowest.
Vice	Lowest dregs of vice, sink of iniquity, Alsatian den; gusto picaresco.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain

Usage

Screenplays

Alva, there is no one else in this entire office that I could possibly ask to share such a horrible job. You're the lowest on the totem pole here, Alva (Vampire's Kiss; writing credit: Joseph Minion)

When you're at your absolute lowest, at your most depressed, just remember that you can always you know (Alias; writing credit: Robert Soulé; Henri de Turenne)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Airfare Secrets Exposed: How to Find the Lowest Fares Available Anywhere! (reference) America's Lowest Cost Colleges (10th Ed) (reference) Among the Lowest of the Dead: Inside Death Row (reference) Can't Find a Dry Ball: The Evansville Otters on the Lowest Rung of Baseball (reference) The Cheapskate's Guide to Cruises: The Very Best Trips for the Lowest Cost (reference) (more book examples)

Music	The Everymen Vs. The Lowest Common Denominator [EXPLICIT LYRICS] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Dog sled trip up the 141st Meridian to the Arctic Ocean International Boundary Party under Assistant John H. Turner Traveled from Porcupine to Arctic Ocean and back in 18 days A round trip of over 400 miles --- lowest temperature was -50 Fahrenheit March 27 to April 14, 1890. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Leveling to tide staff and water's edge at extreme low tide Bubbler gauge orifice at right lower edge of photo Improper installation necessitated leveling to assure observing lowest low water Tidal bench mark leveling work off of DAVIDSON. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Chuang Tzu	Rewards and punishment is the lowest form of education.
Henry David Thoreau	The mass never comes up to the standard of its best member, but on the contrary degrades itself to a level with the lowest.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.
Johann W. Von Goethe	You will always find it [hatred] strongest and most violent where there is the lowest degree of culture.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe	Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there is the lowest degree of culture.
Sir P. Sidney	A noble heart, like the sun, showeth its greatest countenance in its lowest estate.
Thomas p Kempis	The highest in God's esteem are the lowest in their own.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Communist Manifesto	1848	The proletariat, the lowest stratum of our present society, cannot stir, cannot raise itself up, without the whole superincumbent strata of official society being sprung into the air. (reference)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	The Members of the League recognise that the maintenance of peace requires the reduction of national armaments to the lowest point consistent with national safety and the enforcement by common action of international obligations. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency	Douglas Adams	This is behaviour that a bout of amoebic dysentery would be ashamed of. I bet that even the very lowest form of dysentery amoeba shows up to take its girlfriend out for a quick trot around the stomach lining once in a while
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	This leads straight to the lowest depth of misery
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	Joad hooked his fingers over the lowest bar of the truck side
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	It was indeed a moveable pair of stairs, the lowest end placed at ten feet distance from the wall of the chamber
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	To cooperate in the highest as well as the lowest sense, means to get our living together
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		The goal is to find the lowest possible dose that will control your disease. (references)
		The bladder is a balloonlike muscle that lies in the lowest part of the abdomen. (references)
		The weight class for lowest mortality shown above is below the average weight category. (references)
Business		Northern Province has the lowest. (references)
		Safe Air is presently offering the lowest fares on the domestic routes. (references)
		New Zealanders are among the lowest income earners in the developed world. (references)
Children	Israel and the occupied territories	Preschool attendance for Bedouin children is the lowest in the country, and the dropout rate for Bedouin high school students is the highest. (references)
	Pakistan	Since the lowest estimate of school age children in Karachi--the wealthiest and most developed city in the country--is 4 million, it would appear that no more than 27.5 percent of school age children were attending school. (references)
Civil Liberties	Nepal	Since then, temple access for members of the lowest castes has improved in many locations. (references)
Economic History	Finland	Order books fell to the lowest level in two years. (references)
	Nicaragua	Nicaragua has the lowest population density in Central America. (references)
	Botswana	Botswana is one of the lowest tax jurisdictions in southern Africa. (references)
Human Rights	Georgia	At the lowest level are district courts, which hear routine criminal and civil cases. (references)
	Bahamas	Magistrate's courts are the lowest level courts and only handle crimes with a maximum sentence of 5 years. (references)
	Turkmenistan	It consists of a Supreme Court, 6 provincial courts (including 1 for the city of Ashgabat), and, at the lowest level, 61 district and city courts. (references)
Indigenous People	Ecuador	With few exceptions, indigenous people are at the lowest end of the socioeconomic scale. (references)
Minorities	Nepal	Caste discrimination is widely practiced at Hindu temples where, for example, members of the lowest castes are not permitted to enter. (references)
	Brazil	Approximately 60 percent of Afro-Brazilians in the lowest social class have less than 3 years of education, compared with 37 percent of whites. (references)
Political Economy	NETHERLANDS	The effective corporate income tax rate in the Netherlands is among the lowest in the European Union. (references)
	NETHERLANDS	In the European Union, the Netherlands has one of lowest percentages of days lost due to labor strikes. (references)
	CHILE	State enterprises generally purchase at the lowest possible price, regardless of the source of the material. (references)
Political Rights	Belarus	However, due to complete lack of transparency at the lowest precinct level, the conditions for an effective parallel vote tabulation were not met. (references)
	Cuba	Municipal elections are held every 21/2 years to elect 14,686 local representatives to the municipal assemblies, the lowest level of the Government's structure. (references)
	Nepal	On August 10, Ramprit Paswan, an opposition Member of Parliament and a "dalit" (member of the lowest caste), was elected Vice Chairman of the National Assembly. (references)
Trade	South Africa	If more than one transaction value is ascertained, the lowest value applies. (references)
	Japan	Japan places few formal barriers on imported goods and its average tariff rates are among the lowest in the world, in line with other industrialized nations. (references)
	Panama	The Panamanian Government changed in September 1999. The previous Government joined the WTO and lowered tariffs to a maximum of 15%, except for a few agricultural products, and to an overall average of 12%, the lowest in the region. (references)
Travel	Finland	Despite prices converging with other EU levels, Finland's price structure regarding food and household needs is the lowest of the Nordic countries and only slightly above the OECD average. (references)
	Australia	In 1998, the average rate was A$1 to US$0.63; in 1999, A$1 to US$0.64; and in 2000, the average rate was approximately A$1 to US$0.59 (as of the writing of this report, the rate is at its lowest level ever experienced, with an average rate for 2001 of US$0.52). Travelers checks are accepted widely. (references)
Women	Malawi	Households headed by women are represented disproportionately in the lowest quarter of income distribution. (references)
Worker Rights	Suriname	Including a cost of living allowance, the lowest wage for civil servants is about $100 (Sf244,000) per month. (references)
	Morocco	However, the Government no longer pays less than the minimum wage to workers at the lowest civil service grades. (references)
	Poland	Those women and girls from the lowest socioeconomic status are most vulnerable to trafficking and subjected to the worst conditions. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	CORPORAL, n. A man who occupies the lowest rung of the military ladder. Fiercely the battle raged and, sad to tell, Our corporal heroically fell! Fame from her height looked down upon the brawl And said: "He hadn't very far to fall." Giacomo Smith
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Nancy Pelosi	Well, members of the Democratic Party in Congress certainly support the American people putting the lowest taxes that we need them to pay.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	The bill would encourage expansion in housing available for the lowest income groups by continuing to provide direct subsidies for low-rent housing and rural housing.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	Because our economic policies have produced rising revenues, if you approve every program that I recommend tonight, our total budget deficit will be one of the lowest in many years.
Gerald Ford	1974-1977	Those with the very lowest incomes, who can least afford higher costs, must also be compensated.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	Grain prices were at their lowest levels in years and steadily falling.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	Cocaine use is declining and marijuana use was the lowest since surveying began.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	Violent crime is the lowest in a quarter century.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Lowest" is generally used as an adjective (superlative) -- approximately 90.01% of the time. "Lowest" is used about 2,021 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
Adjective (superlative)	90.01%	1,819	4,662
Adverb (general)	9.99%	202	21,454
Total	100.00%	2,021	N/A

Expressions using "lowest": lowest achievable emission rate ♦ lowest common denominator ♦ lowest common multiple ♦ lowest flammable unit ♦ lowest frequency ♦ lowest gear ♦ lowest note string ♦ lowest operating level ♦ lowest point ♦ lowest price ♦ lowest stage of the water table ♦ lowest usable frequency ♦ lowest useful high frequency ♦ lowest water level ♦ to the lowest degree. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "lowest": lowest-calorie, lowest-caloried, lowest-common-denominator, lowest-cost, lowest-energy, lowest-ever, lowest-grade, lowest-houred, lowest-level, lowest-lying, lowest-paid, lowest-performing, lowest-priced, lowest-quality, lowest-ranked, lowest-spending, lowest-stressed, lowest-taxed.
	Ending with "lowest": fifth-lowest, next-to-lowest, second-lowest.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "lowest"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏حد أدني. (various references)

Chinese		最低 . (various references)

Danish		laveste grundvandstand (lowest stage of the water table, phreatic low), lavest mulige emissionsrate (LAER, lowest achievable emission rate), lavest registrerede vandstand (lowest recorded level), laveste fællesnævner (lowest common denominator), laveste tilbud (lowest tender), laveste brugbare frekvens (lowest usable frequency, lowest useful high frequency), mindste brændbare kvantum (lowest flammable unit), mindstepris (lowest charge, minimum charge, reverse, upset price), tomgangstime (lowest hourly traffic), minimumtarif (lowest rate), American Petroleum Institute's stoerrelsesnumre for boretaarne refererer til antallet af aabninger eller fag mellem oeverste og nederste tvaerstivere (the API size number of the derrick refers to the number of panels or bays between the uppermost and lowest girts), ruhedsdybden er forskellen mellem den højeste top og den dybeste dal (Total depth or total deviation of roughness is the difference between the highest point of the peaks and the lowest point of the valleys), stille time (lowest hourly traffic), i staalet med det laveste kulstofindhold paa 0,22 % findes cementitten inden i de stoerste tidligere martensitnaale som yderst fine stave;i korngraenserne mellem naalene,hvor den forekommer vaesentlig rigeligere,er stavene grovere (in the steel containing the lowest carbon content of 0.22 % C, the cementite is formed as very thin rods within the larger prior martensite needles: at the needle boundaries it occurs condsiderably more frequently and in thicker particles), graensefrekvens (cut-off frequency, highest frequency, lowest frequency), flydegrænse (lowest yield value, yield stress, yield value), den underste del af opsamlingsdaekket boer have forbindelse til en spildolietank eller en opsamlingstank;hvor olie og vand kan ledes hen og fjernes paa en maade,der udelukker enhver mulighed for forurening (the lowest part of the catch deck should be connected to a sump or catch tank where the oil and water can be trapped and disposed of in such a manner as to eliminate any pollution hazard). (various references)

Dutch		laagste grondwaterstand (lowest stage of the water table, phreatic low), laagst bekende waterstand (lowest recorded level), laagst gecalibreerd gehalte (lowest calibrated level), laagst mogelijke emissievoet (LAER, lowest achievable emission rate), laagste bekende waterstand (lowest low water), laagste gemeenschappelijke noemer (lowest common denominator), laagste inschrijving (lowest tender), laagste snelheid bij stationair draaien (lowest idling speed), laagwaterstand (low water (of river), lowest water level, minimum water level), LBW (lowest low water), LUF (lowest usable frequency, lowest useful high frequency), LGG (lowest calibrated level), laagste bruikbare hoge frequentie (lowest usable frequency, lowest useful high frequency), stil uur (lowest hourly traffic), grensfrequentie (cut-off frequency, highest frequency, lowest frequency), H.-L. (High Low, highest and lowest quotations), het API-nummer van de boortoren geeft het aantal panelen of vakken aan tussen de bovenste en deonderste spant (the API size number of the derrick refers to the number of panels or bays between the uppermost and lowest girts), het laagste deel van het opvangdek dient in verbinding te staan met een bak of tank waarin olie en water kunnen worden vergaard en zodanig afgevoerd dat elk gevaar voor verontreiniging wordt uitgebannen (the lowest part of the catch deck should be connected to a sump or catch tank where the oil and water can be trapped and disposed of in such a manner as to eliminate any pollution hazard), hoogste en laagste koersen (High Low, highest and lowest quotations), in staal met een koolstofgehalte van 0,22 % wordt in de martensietnaalden zeer fijne,naaldvormige cementiet gevormd.Bij de korrelgrenzen van het martensiet treedt dit vaker op dan in de kristallen en wel in de vorm van grotere deeltjes (in the steel containing the lowest carbon content of 0.22 % C, the cementite is formed as very thin rods within the larger prior martensite needles: at the needle boundaries it occurs condsiderably more frequently and in thicker particles), KGV (least common multiple, lowest common multiple), kleinst mogelijke emissie-omvang (lowest achievable emission rate), verkeersslap uur (lowest hourly traffic), slap uur (lowest hourly traffic), rustig uur (lowest hourly traffic), De totale diepte of totale ruwheid is het hoogteverschil tussen het hoogste en het laagste punt van de oneffenheid (Total depth or total deviation of roughness is the difference between the highest point of the peaks and the lowest point of the valleys), minimumvrachtprijs (lowest charge, minimum charge), vloeigrens (lowest yield value, melting point, yield stress, yield value), minimumvracht (lowest charge, minimum charge), minimum tarief (lowest rate), kleinste gemene veelvoud (least common multiple, lowest common multiple). (various references)

Finnish		pohjimmainen (nearest to the bottom), alinna (nethermost), alin (undermost), alimmaksi (farthest down). (various references)

French		le plus bas, dernierère. (various references)

German		unterste (bottom, last, lowermost), unterst, kleinster. (various references)

Greek		κατώτατοσ (minimum, nethermost, undermost). (various references)

Hungarian		legalacsonyabb becslés szerint (at the lowest estimate), legalább (at any rate, at least, at the lowest estimate, but). (various references)

Indonesian		terbawah. (various references)

Italian		minore (inferior, junior, less, lesser, lower, minor, petty, shorter, smaller, smallest, younger, youngest), infimo. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		最低　 (least), 最低 (disgusting, horrible, least, nasty, worst, yuck!), 最小限 (minimum), 梅 (plum, plum-tree). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		さいしょう�'�" (minimum), さいてい (arbitration, award, decision, disgusting, horrible, least, nasty, ruling, second time, worst, yuck!), うめ (plum, plum-tree). (various references)

Korean		낮게. (various references)

Manx		s'inshley (downmost, rock bottom, undermost, underneath). (various references)

Pig Latin		owestlay.(various references)

Portuguese		limite mínimo de inflamabilidade (lowest flammable unit), velocidade mínima do ralenti (lowest idling speed), taxa de emissão o mais baixa possível (LAER, lowest achievable emission rate), profundidade total ou desvio total da rugosidade é a diferença de altura entre o ponto mais alto das saliências e o ponto mais baixo das cavidades (Total depth or total deviation of roughness is the difference between the highest point of the peaks and the lowest point of the valleys), oferta mais baixa (lowest tender), nível mínimo de exploração (drawdown level, lowest operating level), nível mínimo da superfície piezométrica (lowest stage of the water table, phreatic low), mínimo de percepção (lowest charge, minimum charge), frequência mínima utilizável (lowest usable frequency, lowest useful high frequency), frequência de corte (cut-off frequency, highest frequency, lowest frequency). (various references)

Romanian		ultim (back, bottom, bottommost, closing, eventual, extreme, final, finishing, hindmost, last, late, rear, rearmost, rearward, recent, supreme, ultimate, utmost). (various references)

Russian		самый низкий. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		poslednji (aftermost, backmost, dernier, hindmost, last, latest, rearmost, rearward, second to none, worst). (various references)

Spanish		infimo. (various references)

Swedish		lägsta, lägst (lowermost). (various references)

Turkish		en küçük (least, minimum, smallest, veriest), en düşük (minimal, minimum, record low, rock bottom). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	inferam, inferas, inferi, inferior, inferiora, inferiorem, inferiores, inferiori, inferioribus, inferioris, inferis, infero, inferorum, inferos, inferus, infima, infimis, infimum, postremo. (various references)
Avestan	200-600	nitemem. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Luke Chapter 14, Verse 10
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	All otan klhqhV poreuqeiV anapeson eiV ton escaton topon ina otan elqh o keklhkwV se eiph soi file prosanabhqi anwteron tote estai soi doxa enwpion twn sunanakeimenwn soi
Latin	405	Vulgate	Sed cum vocatus fueris vade recumbe in novissimo loco ut cum venerit qui te invitavit dicat tibi amice ascende superius tunc erit tibi gloria coram simul discumbentibus
Old English	990	West Saxon	Ac þonne þu geclypod byst. ga and site on þam ytemestan setle. þæt se ðe þe in gelaðude þænne he cymð cweþe to þe: la freond. site ufur: þonne byð þe wurðmynt beforan midsittendum;
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	But whanne thou art bedun to a feste, go, and sitte doun in the laste place, that whanne he cometh, that bad thee to the feeste, he seie to thee, Freend, come hiyer. Thanne worschip schal be to thee, bifor men that sitten at the mete.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	But rather when thou arte bidden goo and syt in the lowest roume that when he that bade the cometh he maye saye vnto the: frende syt vp hyer. Then shalt thou have worshippe in the presence of them that syt at meate with the.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	But when thou art invited, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honor in the presence of them that sit at table with thee.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Luke Chapter 14, Verse 10
Cebuano	Apan sa diha nga dapiton ikaw, umadto ug lumingkod ka sa labing ubos nga dapit aron inig-abut sa nagadapit kanimo, basig moingon siya kanimo, `Higala, uswag ra didto sa ibabaw`; sa ingon niana kapasidunggan ikaw sa atubangan sa tanan nga managlingkod tambong sa kan-anan uban kanimo.
Chinese	� 被請的時候、就去坐在末位上、好叫那請 � 的人來、對 � 說、朋友、請上坐．那時 � 在同席的人面前、就有光彩了。
Croatian	Nego kad budeš pozvan, idi i sjedni na posljednje mjesto pa, kada doðe onaj koji te pozvao, da ti rekne: 'Prijatelju, pomakni se naviše!' Bit æe ti to tada na èast pred svim sustolnicima,
Danish	Men når du bliver buden, da gå hen og sæt dig nederst, for at, når han kommer, som har indbudt dig, han da må sige til dig: Ven! sæt dig højere op; da skal du have Ære for alle dem, som sidde til Bords med dig.
Dutch	Maar wanneer gij genood zult zijn, ga heen en zet u in de laatste plaats; opdat, wanneer hij komt, die u genood heeft, hij tot u zegge: Vriend, ga hoger op. Alsdan zal het u eer zijn voor degenen, die met u aanzitten.
Finnish	Vaan kun olet kutsuttu, mene ja asetu viimeiselle sijalle, ja niin on se, joka on sinut kutsunut, sisään tullessaan sanova sinulle: `Ystäväni, astu ylemmäksi`. Silloin tulee sinulle kunnia kaikkien pöytäkumppaniesi edessä.
French	Mais, lorsque tu seras invité, va te mettre � la dernière place, afin que, quand celui qui t`a invité viendra, il te dise: Mon ami, monte plus haut. Alors cela te fera honneur devant tous ceux qui seront � table avec toi.
German	Sondern wenn du geladen wirst, so gehe hin und setze dich untenan, auf daß, wenn da kommt, der dich geladen hat, er spreche zu dir: Freund, rücke hinauf! Dann wirst du Ehre haben vor denen, die mit dir am Tische sitzen.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Sebab itu, apabila kalian diundang, pilihlah tempat yang paling belakang, supaya tuan rumah akan datang dan berkata kepadamu, 'Kawan, mari duduk di tempat yang lebih baik.' Dengan demikian kalian dihormati di depan semua tamu yang lain.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Melainkan apabila engkau dijemput orang, pergilah engkau duduk di tempat yang di bawah sekali, supaya apabila orang, yang menjemput engkau, datang, berkata kepada engkau: Hai Sahabat silakanlah naik ke atas lagi; baharulah engkau beroleh kemegahan di hadapan sekalian orang yang duduk makan bersama-sama dengan engkau.
Manx Gaelic	Agh tra vees oo cuirt, immee, as soie sheese er y stoyl s'inshley; tra hig eshyn ren dty chuirrey, dy vod eh gra rhyt, Charrey, gow seose ny syrjey: eisht bee ooashley ayd ayns yn enish ocsyn ta nyn soie ec bee mayrt:
Maori	Engari ka karangatia koe, haere, e noho ki to muri rawa nohoanga; mo te tae rawa mai o te tangata nana koe i karanga, na ka mea ia ki a koe whai kororia ai i te aroaro o nga tangata e noho tahi ana koutou.
Norwegian	Men når du er buden, da gå og sett dig nederst, forat han som innbød dig, kan si til dig når han kommer: Venn, kom hit, sett dig høiere op! Da får du ære i alle deres øine som sitter til bords med dig;
Portuguese	Mas, quando fores convidado, vai e reclina-te no último lugar, para que, quando vier o que te convidou, te diga: Amigo, sobe mais para cima. Então terás honra diante de todos os que estiverem contigo � mesa.
Rumanian	Ci, cknd ewti poftit, du-te wi aweazq-te kn locul cel mai depe urmq; pentruca, atunci cknd va veni cel ce te -a poftit, sq-yi zicq: ,Prietene, mutq-te mai sus.` Lucrul acesta kyi va face cinste knaintea tuturor celor ce vor fi la masq kmpreunq cu tine.
Russian	оП ЛПЗ�"Б ЪЧБО �'Х�"ЕЫШ, � ТЙ�"С, УБ�"ЙУШ ОБ � ПУМЕ�"ОЕЕ НЕУФП, ЮФП�'Щ ЪЧБЧЫЙК ФЕ�'С, � П�"ПК�"С, УЛБЪБМ: �"ТХЗ! � ЕТЕУС�"Ш ЧЩЫЕ; ФПЗ�"Б �'Х�"ЕФ ФЕ�'Е ЮЕУФШ � ТЕ�" УЙ�"СЭЙНЙ У ФП�'ПА,
Shuar	Antsu ipiatmakmin, Nánkatkamu pujutainium Pujustá. Nuinkia ipiatmamnia nu chichartamuk "Amikru, ámeka jui penkeri pujutainium Pujustá" turamtatui. Nujai Chíkich ipiaamu ainia nu, "nekas penkerinti" turamartatui.
Swahili	Bali ukialikwa kwenye karamu, keti mahali pa mwisho, ili mwenyeji wako atakapokuja akwambie: `Rafiki, njoo hapa mbele, mahali pazuri zaidi.` Hapo utakuwa umeheshimika mbele ya wote wanaoketi pamoja nawe.
Swedish	Nej, när du har blivit bjuden, så gå och tag den nedersta platsen vid bordet. Ty det kan då hända att den som har bjudit dig säger till dig, när han kommer: 'Min vän, stig högre upp.' Då vederfares dig heder inför alla de andra bordsgästerna.
Uma	Jadi', ane rakio' -ko hilou hi posusaa', agina mohura-ko hi kadingkia' -na, bona pue' tomi mpai' mpo'uli' -koko: `Bale, mai-ta mohura hi pohuraa to lompe' toe mai.' Ane hewa toe, rabila' lau-moko hi mata ntodea.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words ending with "lowest": callowest, hollowest, mellowest, sallowest, shallowest, slowest, yellowest. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Lowest" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: bloweth, Loesch, loews, loheit, Lohest, losest, lovest, lowist, Lowit, Lowith, lowos, lowse, lowst, owest. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "lowest" (pronounced lō"ust)
5	l ō" u s t	slowest.
3	-u s t	agonist, agriculturalist, agronomist, alarmist, alchemist, allergist, amethyst, amorist, analyst, anarchist, anatomist, anesthesiologist, anesthetist, angriest, animist, antagonist, anthropologist, anticommunist, apologist, apprenticed, aquarist, archaeologist, archivist, arsonist, absolutist, accompanist, ablest, abolitionist, abortionist, activist, artist, atheist, August, ballast, balloonist, barest, behaviorist, biased, bicyclist, biggest, biochemist, biologist, bitterest, blackest, bleakest, bloodiest, bluest, bluntest, boldest, botanist, bravest, breakfast, briefest, brightest, broadest, busiest, buttressed, calloused, canoeist, canvassed, capitalist, cardiologist, caricaturist, cartoonist, catalyst, cellist, chauvinist, cheapest, choicest, clarinetist, classicist, cleanest, closest, coldest, colonialist, colonist, columnist, communist, conservationist, contortionist, conversationalist, coolest, cornettist, craziest, creamiest, criminologist, cruelest, cultist, cyclist, darkest, hygienist, idealist, ideologist, illusionist, immunologist, imperialist, impressionist, deadliest, dearest, deepest, deforest, deist, densest, dentist, dermatologist, determinist, direst, dirtiest, dishonest, disinterest, driest, druggist, dullest, dumbest, earliest, earnest, easiest, ecologist, economist, editorialist, eldest, elitist, embarrassed, empiricist, encompassed, encyclopedist, endocrinologist, entomologist, environmentalist, epidemiologist, ethicist, ethnomusicologist, exhibitionist, exorcist, expressionist, extremist, faintest, fairest, fanciest, farthest, fascist, fastest, fattest, federalist, feminist, fetishist, fewest, fiercest, finalist, finest, firmest, fittest, flimsiest, florist, focused, focussed, foggiest, fondest, forest, formalist, freest, freshest, friendliest, fullest, fundamentalist, funnest, funniest, furthest, generalist, geneticist, gentlest, geologist, gerontologist, goldest, grandest, gravest, grayest, greatest, greediest, greenest, grimaced, grimmest, grooviest, guitarist, gymnast, gynecologist, happiest, hardest, harnessed, harshest, harvest, healthiest, heaviest, heftiest, herbalist, highest, hippest, hobbyist, holiest, honest, hottest, hugest, humblest, humorist, individualist, industrialist, institutionalist, instrumentalist, interest, internationalist, internist, interventionist, isolationist, jaundiced, journalist, juiciest, junkiest, keenest, kindest, kremlinologist, largest, latest, laziest, leanest, leftist, librettist, lightest, likeliest, linguist, littlest, liveliest, lobbyist, locust, longest, loudest, loyalist, luckiest, lyricist, machinist, manicurist, mannerist, masochist, materialist, meanest, medalist, mercantilist, merest, meteorologist, methodist, microbiologist, mightiest, mildest, mineralogist, misogynist, modernist, modest, monopolist, motorcyclist, motorist, musicologist, narrowest, nastiest, nationalist, naturalist, nearest, neatest, neediest, neurologist, neuroscientist, neutralist, newest, noblest, noisiest, noncommunist, nonconformist, noninterest, noticed, novelist, nutritionist, oboist, obstructionist, oddest, oldest, oncologist, ophthalmologist, opportunist, organist, orthodontist, orthopedist, pacifist, paleontologist, palest, panelist, pathologist, pessimist, pharmacist, philanthropist, photojournalist, physiologist, pianist, polemicist, poorest, populist, prefaced, prejudiced, premised, preservationist, prettiest, priciest, promised, propagandist, protagonist, protectionist, proudest, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, psychologist, psychotherapist, purchased, purest, quickest, quietest, quietist, racist, radiologist, rainforest, rainiest, rapist, rarest, receptionist, reddest, refocused, reforest, remotest, repurchased, reservationist, reservist, resurfaced, revolutionist, rheumatologist, richest, rightist, riskiest, ritziest, roughest, rudest, saddest, sadist, safest, satirist, savviest, scariest, scientist, secessionist, secularist, segregationist, seismologist, semifinalist, separatist, serologist, serviced, severest, sexiest, shakiest, sharpest, shortest, showiest, shrewdest, sickest, silliest, simplest, skimpiest, skinniest, sleekest, slickest, slightest, slimmest, sloppiest, smallest, smartest, smoggiest, smoothest, socialist, sociologist, softest, soonest, soundest, specialist, spiritualist, stablest, staunchest, steepest, sternest, stickiest, stiffest, stormiest, strangest, strategist, strictest, strongest, stupidest, supremacist, surest, surfaced, survivalist, sweetest, swiftest, tallest, tannest, technologist, televangelist, tempest, terraced, theorist, therapist, thickest, thinnest, thorniest, tightest, tiniest, toniest, toughest, tourist, toxicologist, traditionalist, trendiest, trickiest, truest, ugliest, ultranationalist, unbiased, unfocused, unionist, unkindest, unnoticed, urologist, violinist, violist, virologist, vocalist, warmest, weakest, wealthiest, weirdest, wettest, whitest, widest, wildest, wisest, witnessed, worthiest, yellowest, youngest, zaniest, zoologist.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: owlets, towels.
	Words within the letters "e-l-o-s-t-w"
	-1 letter: lowes, lowse, owlet, stole, telos, toles, towel, welts.
	-2 letters: lest, lets, lose, lost, lots, lowe, lows, oles, owes, owls, owse, slew, sloe, slot, slow, sole, stew, stow, swot, tels, tews, toes, tole, tows, twos, welt, west, wets, woes, wost, wots.
	-3 letters: els, let, lot, low, oes, ole, ose, owe, owl, sel, set, sew.
	Words containing the letters "e-l-o-s-t-w"
	+1 letter: howlets, slowest, trowels.
	+2 letters: bestowal, blowiest, felworts, jowliest, letdowns, lowliest, outwiles, snowbelt, snowmelt, stowable, teabowls, thowless, towlines, townless, townlets, wastelot, whortles, wooliest, wouldest.
	+3 letters: bellworts, bestowals, blowsiest, blowtubes, blowziest, callowest, coleworts, dishtowel, fleaworts, flowerets, flowstone, growliest, hollowest, latewoods, leadworts, lousewort, lowermost, mellowest, meltdowns, pileworts, sallowest, snowbelts, snowmelts, steelwork, stonewall, towelings, trowelers, twelvemos, wastelots, waterlogs, waterloos, wobbliest, woolliest, worthless, yellowest.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
lowest airfare	1,442	lowest home mortgage rate	53
lowest mortgage rate	1,092	lowest interest rate credit card	52
lowest fare	1,029	lowest miraclesuit price swimsuit	49
lowest air fare	210	lowest price adipex	45
lowest price	197	lowest refinance rate	44
lowest viagra price	193	lowest price digital camera	44
lowest credit card rate	115	lowest rate hotel	43
lowest interest rate	108	lowest price meridia	42
lowest	94	xenical lowest price	42
lowest international airfare	92	lowest cost viagra	42
lowest airline fare	91	home equity loan lowest rate	40
lowest cost xenical	77	lowest price cruise	40
lowest price tenuate	77	lowest cost phentermine	40
lowest price phentermine	75	lowest price airline ticket	39
lowest mortgage interest rate	74	loan lowest rate secured	39
lowest price airfare	73	adipex lowest p price	38
lowest fare.com	72	adipexp lowest price	38
lowest rate	65	lowest hotel price	38
lowest airline ticket	64	lowest mortgage	36
lowest long distance rate	58	car rental lowest price	32
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Lowest

Definition: Lowest

Lowest

Adjective

Adverb

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Lowest

Synonyms: Lowest

Synonyms within Context: Lowest

Inferiority

Vice

Crosswords: Lowest

Modern Usage: Lowest

Screenplays

Commercial Usage: Lowest

Books

Music

Image Slideshow: Lowest

Illustrations:Lowest

Photo Album: Lowest

Familiar Quotations: Lowest

Chuang Tzu

Henry David Thoreau

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Johann W. Von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Sir P. Sidney

Thomas p Kempis

Historic Usage: Lowest

Communist Manifesto

Treaty of Versailles

Use in Literature: Lowest

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Douglas Adams

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Non-Fiction Usage: Lowest

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: Lowest

Nancy Pelosi

Speeches: Lowest

Harry S. Truman

Lyndon B. Johnson

Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter

Ronald Reagan

Bill Clinton

Usage Frequency: Lowest

Expressions: Lowest

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Lowest

Modern Translation: Lowest

Arabic

Chinese

Danish

Dutch

Finnish

French

German

Greek

Hungarian

Indonesian

Italian

Illustrations:
Lowest