1. The quality of being low; lacking height
   "he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling"
    
2. A low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.)
   "he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates"
    
3. A position of inferior status; low in station, rank, fortune or estimation
   "Despite his education, he struggled to escape his lowness in the rigid social hierarchy";
   - low status, lowliness
    
4. A feeling of low spirits
   "he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits";
   - downheartedness, dejectedness, low-spiritedness, dispiritedness

Type of: degree, grade, height, level, position, sadness, status, tallness, unhappiness

Antonym: highness

Encyclopedia: Lowness