English Dictionary

LOW-SPIRITEDNESS

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does low-spiritedness mean? 

LOW-SPIRITEDNESS (noun)
  The noun LOW-SPIRITEDNESS has 1 sense:

1. a feeling of low spiritsplay

  Familiarity information: LOW-SPIRITEDNESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LOW-SPIRITEDNESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A feeling of low spirits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

dejectedness; dispiritedness; downheartedness; low-spiritedness; lowness

Context example:

he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits

Hypernyms ("low-spiritedness" is a kind of...):

sadness; unhappiness (emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being)

Derivation:

low-spirited (filled with melancholy and despondency)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Every why has a wherefore." (English proverb)

"He who digs someone else's grave shall fall in it himself." (Bulgarian proverb)

"Barcelona is good if you have money." (Catalan proverb)

"One swats the fly only if it annoys that person." (Cypriot proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact