low
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
How often you will meet it
Rank 474 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 43,251 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.021% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- less than normal in degree or intensity or amount low pricesthe reservoir is low
- literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension low ceilingslow clouds
- very low in volume also: low-toned a low murmurthe low-toned murmur of the surf
- unrefined in character low comedy
- used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency also: low-pitched
- of the most contemptible kind also: abject, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy abject cowardicea low stunt to pull
low in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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My raft and all the goods thereon were overset: yet I recovered most again at low water.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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A ray from the low sun entered the window and rested on the door of the enclosed staircase.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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But a sudden thought darkened his brow again directly, and in a low voice he asked: "When was Croesus executed?"
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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I went after him into a low unlit passage, at the back of which a ladder-like staircase rose into obscurity.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1