LOWLINESS

humbleness, unimportance, obscureness, lowliness

(noun) the state of being humble and unimportant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lowliness (countable and uncountable, plural lowlinesses)

The property of being lowly.

Source: Wiktionary


Low"li*ness, n. Etym: [From Lowly.]

1. The state or quality of being lowly; humility; humbleness of mind. Walk . . . with all lowliness and meekness. Eph. iv. 1, 2.

2. Low condition, especially as to manner of life. The lowliness of my fortune has not brought me to flatter vice. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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18 June 2024

PARADE

(noun) an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; “a parade of strollers on the mall”; “a parade of witnesses”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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