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• cal´low|ness — cal|low «KAL oh», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. young and inexperienced: »a callow youth. Despite their callow optimism, [his] words are refreshingly sincere and enthusiastic in a business that is too often cynical (Newsweek). SYNONYM(S): green. 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

• mel´low|ness — mel|low «MEHL oh», adj, verb. –adj. 1. ripe, soft, and with good flavor; sweet and juicy: »a mellow apple. 2. fully matured: »a mellow wine. 3. soft and rich; full and pure without harshness: »a violin with a mellow tone, a mellow light in a… …   Useful english dictionary

• yel´low|ness — yel|low «YEHL oh», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. the color of gold, butter, or ripe lemons. 2. a yellow pigment, dye, fabric, or other substance or object. 3. the yolk of an egg. –adj. 1. having a yellow color. 2. a) having yellowish skin, as the …   Useful english dictionary

• fal´low|ness — fal|low1 «FAL oh», adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. plowed but not seeded for a season or more: »We ll let the north forty acres lie fallow next spring. 2. Figurative. (of the mind) uncultivated; inactive. –n. 1. land plowed and left without… …   Useful english dictionary

• sal´low|ness — sal|low1 «SAL oh», adjective, verb. –adj. having a sickly, yellowish color: »a sallow skin, a sallow complexion, a sallow person. –v.t. to make yellowish or sallow. ╂[Old English < sealwes] –sal´low|ness, noun. sal|low2 «SAL oh», noun. 1. a… …   Useful english dictionary

• ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

• low — al·low; al·low·a·bil·i·ty; al·low·a·bly; al·low·ed·ly; ba·low; ban·ga·low; bar·low; bed·fel·low·ship; bil·low·i·ness; blue and yel·low; brick·low; brig·a·low; bun·ga·low; cal·low·ness; car·low; col·low; fal·low·ness; fel·low·man; fet·low;… …   English syllables

• low — low1 [ lou ] adjective *** ▸ 1 small in height ▸ 2 small in amount ▸ 3 unhappy, lacking energy ▸ 4 voice/sound: quiet/deep ▸ 5 unfair/dishonest ▸ 6 about clothes 1. ) small in height or smaller than the usual height: a low wall/bridge/building a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• low — I [[t]loʊ[/t]] adj. and adv. er, est, n. 1) situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf[/ex] 2) of small extent upward: a low fence[/ex] 3) not far above the horizon: The moon was low in the sky[/ex] 4)… …   From formal English to slang

• low´-mind´ed|ness — low mind|ed «LOH MYN dihd», adjective. having or showing a coarse or low mind; mean; vulgar. –low´ mind´ed|ly, adverb. –low´ mind´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary