lowness

lowness
low·ness
[ˈləʊnəs, AM ˈloʊ-]
n no pl
1. (in height) Niedrigkeit f; of the neckline Tiefe f
2. (low-pitch) of note Tiefe f; of voice Gedämpftheit f
the \lowness of his voice is unusual for a man für einen Mann hat er eine ungewöhnlich leise Stimme
3. (shortage) of supplies Knappheit f
4. (meanness) Niederträchtigkeit f, Gemeinheit f
5. (depression) Niedergeschlagenheit f
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['ləʊnɪs]
n
1) Niedrigkeit f; (of bow, note) Tiefe f; (of food, supplies) Knappheit f; (of light) Gedämpftheit f; (of sun, shares) niedriger Stand; (pej) Minderwertigkeit f

lowness of a river — niedriger Wasserstand eines Flusses

2)

the lowness of her voice — ihre leise Stimme

3) (of birth, rank) Niedrigkeit f; (of taste, manners) Gewöhnlichkeit f; (of character) Schlechtheit f, Schlechtigkeit f; (of joke) Geschmacklosigkeit f; (of trick) Gemeinheit f
4) (of resistance, morale) Schwäche f

the present lowness of his spirits — seine gegenwärtige Niedergeschlagenheit

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lowness [ˈləʊnıs] s
1. Niedrigkeit f (auch fig)
2. Tiefe f (einer Verbeugung, eines Tons etc)
3. Knappheit f (von Vorräten etc)
4. lowness of spirits academic.ru/44057/low-spiritedness">low-spiritedness
5. Minderwertigkeit f
6. a) Ordinärheit f, Vulgarität f
b) Gemeinheit f, Niederträchtigkeit f
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n.
Tiefe -n f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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