- low spirits
- nouna state of mild depression• Ant: ↑high• Hypernyms: ↑depression
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Low spirits — Low Low (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
low spirits — index damper (depressant), pessimism Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
low spirits — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ sadness and despondency … English terms dictionary
low spirits — /loʊ ˈspɪrəts/ (say loh spiruhts) plural noun a depressed or dejected state of mind: to be in low spirits …
low spirits — Synonyms and related words: Schmerz, Slough of Despond, blank despondency, death wish, dejectedness, dejection, depression, despair, despondency, despondentness, discouragement, disheartenment, dispiritedness, down trip, downcastness, downer,… … Moby Thesaurus
low spirits — plural noun sadness and despondency. Derivatives low spirited adjective … English new terms dictionary
low spirits — state of being in a bad mood, sadness, melancholiness … English contemporary dictionary
low spirits — Dejection, dejectedness, depression, despondency, hypochondria, melancholy, hypochondriasis … New dictionary of synonyms
Low — (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place; not high… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Low Church — Low Low (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
