Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

low-hearted

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
low--heart-ed
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Modest and unassuming.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From low + hearted.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more low-hearted (comparative) most low-hearted (superlative) lowhearted (alternative)

Phrases

Questions

What does low-hearted mean?
Depressed, despondent, or dispirited
Where does low-hearted come from?
From low + hearted.

How to pronounce low-hearted

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