different between lowness vs howness

lowness

English

Etymology

low +? -ness

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -??n?s

Noun

lowness (countable and uncountable, plural lownesses)

  1. The property of being low.
    • 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4
      Then I was forced to rest; and, sitting down on the ground, saw that the glimmering streak of light had faded, and that the awful blackness of the previous night was creeping up again. And now I had no heart to face it, being cowed with hunger, thirst, and weariness; and so flung myself upon my face, that I might not see how dark it was, and groaned for very lowness of spirit.
  2. (countable) Something that is low or vulgar.
    lownesses of expression

Translations

Anagrams

  • slowens

lowness From the web:

  • what does lowliness mean
  • what does lowness of spirits mean
  • what is lowness of spirits
  • lowness meaning
  • what does lowness
  • what does your lowness mean
  • what highness or lowness of sound
  • what is a lowness of station


howness

English

Etymology

From how +? -ness.

Noun

howness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of how a person, object, or thing is.

howness From the web:

+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share

you may also like