low1
adj.
- of less than average height.
▸situated not far above the ground, horizon, etc.
▸(of latitude) near the equator.
▸(of women's clothing) cut so as to reveal the upper part of the breasts.
- below average in amount, extent, or intensity:
a low income.
- lacking importance, prestige, or quality; inferior:
training was given low priority.
▸unscrupulous or dishonest.
▸unfavourable:
a low opinion.
- (of a sound or note) having a frequency at the bottom end of the auditory range; deep.
- depressed or lacking energy.
- Phonetics (of a vowel) open.
n.
- a low point, level, or figure.
- an area of low barometric pressure.
adv.
- in or into a low position or state.
- in a low voice or at a low pitch.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from ON lágr, of Gmc origin; rel. to lie1.
low2
v.
(of a cow) moo.
n.
a moo.
Etymology
OE hlōwan, of Gmc origin.