Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lowlife

/ˈloʊlaɪf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: low-life
IPA: /ˈloʊlaɪf/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking morality.

adj

Seemingly mischievous and troublesome to society.

noun

An untrustworthy, despicable, disreputable, or otherwise immoral person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.

Derogatory

noun

A person who is rebuked by their community for their behavior.

Derogatory

noun

A person of low socio-economic status.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"They say all the lowlifes used to hang out at the docks and plot their despicable crimes, before being elected to public office."

Etymology

From low + life.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈloʊlaɪf/
British English: /ˈləʊlaɪf/

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

more lowlife (comparative) most lowlife (superlative) low-life (alternative) low life (alternative) lowlifes (plural) lowlives (plural)

Derived Forms

lowlifer

Synonyms

criminal and Thesaurus:jerk rotter dirty dog rat skunk stinker stinkpot bum puke crumb scumbag so-and-so

Questions

How do you pronounce lowlife?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈloʊlaɪf/.
What does lowlife mean?: Lacking morality.
Where does lowlife come from?: From low + life.

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