LOW

Definitions

1. 1. Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as, low ground; a low flight.
2. 2. Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature; a low fence.
3. 3. Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in winter, and six in summer.
4. 4. Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide.
5. 5. Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of corn; low wages.
6. 6. Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound.
7. 7. Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low pitch; a low note.
8. 8. Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of the tongue in relation to the palate; as, . See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 5, 10, 11.
9. 9. Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the low northern latitudes.
10. 10. Numerically small; as, a low number.
11. 11. Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as, low spirits; low in spirits.
12. 12. Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low condition; the lower classes. Why but to keep ye low and ignorant Milton.
13. 13. Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low mind; a low trick or stratagem.
14. 14. Not elevated or sublime; not exalted or diction; as, a low comparison. In comparison of these divine writers, the noblest wits of the heathen world are low and dull. Felton.
15. 15. Submissive; humble. "Low reverence." Milton.
16. 16. Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse; made low by sickness.
17. 17. Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a low temperature; a low fever.
18. 18. Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low estimate.
19. 19. Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple; as, a low diet.