of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
“baseborn wretches with dirty faces”
Word Forms
humbleness
noun
the state of being humble and unimportant
lowness
noun
a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
pettiness
noun
the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
subaltern
noun
a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
niedrig
niedrig oder minderwertig in Bezug auf Station oder Qualität
🇫🇷French
humble
faible ou inférieur en station ou en qualité
🇪🇸Spanish
humilde
baja o inferior en estación o calidad
🇮🇹Italian
umile
basso o inferiore in stazione o qualità
🇳🇱Dutch
nederig
laag of inferieur qua station of kwaliteit
🇵🇹Portuguese
humilde
baixa ou inferior em estação ou qualidade
🇷🇺Russian
скромный
низкий или худший по статусу или качеству
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नीच
स्टेशन या गुणवत्ता में निम्न या हीन
🇧🇩Bengali
নিচু
স্টেশন বা গুণমানে নিম্ন বা নিম্নমানের
🇮🇳Tamil
தாழ்ந்த
நிலையம் அல்லது தரத்தில் குறைந்த அல்லது தாழ்வானது
🇮🇳Telugu
తక్కువ
స్టేషన్ లేదా నాణ్యతలో తక్కువ లేదా తక్కువ
🇮🇳Marathi
नीच
स्टेशन किंवा दर्जामध्ये कमी किंवा निकृष्ट
🇮🇳Gujarati
નીચ
સ્ટેશન અથવા ગુણવત્તામાં નીચું અથવા હલકી ગુણવત્તાવાળા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕೀಳುಮಟ್ಟದ
ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆಳಮಟ್ಟದ್ದಾಗಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
താഴ്മയുള്ള
സ്റ്റേഷനിലോ ഗുണനിലവാരത്തിലോ താഴ്ന്നതോ താഴ്ന്നതോ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨੀਚ
ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਘੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਘਟੀਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
پست
اسٹیشن یا معیار میں کم یا کمتر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
卑微的
地位或质量较低或较差
🇯🇵Japanese
卑しい
駅や品質が低いか劣っている
🇰🇷Korean
미천한
스테이션이나 품질이 낮거나 열등함
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hèn mọn
thấp hoặc kém hơn về trạm hoặc chất lượng
🇹🇭Thai
ต่ำต้อย
ต่ำหรือด้อยกว่าในด้านสถานีหรือคุณภาพ
🇮🇩Indonesian
rendah
rendah atau inferior dalam stasiun atau kualitas
🇵🇭Filipino
mababang-loob
mababa o mababa sa istasyon o kalidad
🇲🇾Malay
rendah diri
rendah atau rendah dalam stesen atau kualiti
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
متواضع
منخفضة أو أقل شأنا في المحطة أو الجودة
🇮🇷Persian
پست
از نظر ایستگاه یا کیفیت پایین یا پایین تر
🇹🇷Turkish
alçakgönüllü
istasyon veya kalite açısından düşük veya daha düşük
🇮🇱Hebrew
צָנוּעַ
נמוך או נחות בתחנה או באיכות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'lowly'?
The primary meaning of 'lowly' is 'low or inferior in station or quality'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'lowly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'lowly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'lowly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'lowly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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