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adjective

    Opposite to or farthest from the top: bottom, lowermost, nethermost, undermost. See over/under.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Of smallest extent upward; Saddest; Most far below.

pronunciation The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 
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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: lowest in rank or importance
  Synonyms: last, last-place

Meaning #2: minimal in magnitude
  Synonyms: least, smallest

Meaning #3: at the bottom; lowest or last
  Synonym: bottom


The adverb lowest has one meaning:

Meaning #1: in the lowest position; nearest the ground


 
Translations: Lowest
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lavest, ringest, mindste, mindste-

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderst, laagst

Français (French)
adj. - le plus petit, le plus bas, le plus trivial

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unterst, kleinst

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κατώτατος, χαμηλότατος

Italiano (Italian)
minimo

idioms:

  • lowest common denominator    minimo comun denominatore

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - o mais baixo

idioms:

  • lowest common denominator    mínimo denominador (m) comum (Mat.)

Русский (Russian)
самый нижний, наименьший

idioms:

  • lowest common denominator    наименьшее общее кратное

Español (Spanish)
adj. - más bajo, mínimo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lägst (etc.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
最低的, 最小的, 最底下的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 最低的, 最小的, 最底下的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 가장 낮은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 最下の, 最低の

idioms:

  • lowest common denominator    最小公分母, 共通項

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) الأدنى, الأسفل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮הנמוך ביותר‬


 
 
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