lowliness n the state of being humble and unimportant n a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation Usage(s) His style is somewhat wordy, but of unsurpassed brilliance in some parts, as, for example, where he describes the utter lowliness of the manger. Synonym(s) humbleness unimportance obscureness low status lowness Antonym(s) high_status