English Explanatory Dictionary

lown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Calm, tranquillity.
  2. A shelter; a calm or peaceful place.
adj
  1. Peaceful, calm.
noun
  1. A low fellow.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/laʊn/ /lʌun/

Word forms

lown lowns lowner lownest

Etymology

From Middle English lune, borrowed from Old Norse logn (“windstillness”), from Proto-Norse *lugna, meaning "place where the water is smooth", ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright”), referring to shining water. Germanic cognates include Icelandic lón, Danish lyn (“lightning”), Swedish lugn (“calm water”).

Derived words

Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome
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