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niedrig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • low adj Close to the ground or to a base level; not high.
  • lowly adj Low in rank, importance, or status; humble.
  • menial adj Describing unskilled, low-status work, especially the kind of routine tasks a servant would do.

Senses

niedrig is used for these senses in English:

  • low (especially in, _, biology) Simple in complexity or development.
  • low Quiet; soft; not loud.
  • low (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
  • lowly Not high; not elevated in place; low.
  • lowly Low in rank or social importance.

low — full definition

  1. adj Close to the ground or to a base level; not high.
  2. adj Small in amount, degree, or intensity.
  3. adj Feeling sad or depressed.
  4. adj Deep or quiet in sound or pitch.
  5. noun The lowest point or level something reaches.

lowly — full definition

  1. adj Low in rank, importance, or status; humble.
  2. adv In a humble or modest manner.

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