Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lowliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: low-li-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being lowly.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English lowly Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lowliness From lowly + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lowlinesses (plural)

Synonyms

low status lowness humbleness unimportance obscureness

Questions

What does lowliness mean?: The property of being lowly.
Where does lowliness come from?: Etymology tree English lowly Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lowliness From lowly + -ness.

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