lowness Copy link Outline I. Of positionII. Of stature or perpendicular dimensionIII. Of birth, origin1. hŭmĭlĭtas2. ignōbĭlĭtas (lack of distinction and eminence)3. obscūrĭtas4. sordes, ium (extreme l.)IV. Of priceV. Of sentiment, etc. • lowness: I. Of position: hŭmĭlĭtas: Cic. Div. 2, 43, 91: but humilitas usu. denotes the lowness of an object in itself, not its mere position: the latter may often be expr. by adj.: in demisso s. humili loco esse, etc.: v. low, adj. (I.). II. Of stature or perpendicular dimension: hŭmĭlĭtas: l. of trees, h. arborum. Sall. Jug. 49: Caes.: Cic. III. Of birth, origin: 1. hŭmĭlĭtas: to look down on the l. of any one's origin, h. cujusquam despicere, Cic. Ph. 13, 10, 23: more precisely, h. generis, Sall. Jug. 73; h. natalium, Plin. 2. ignōbĭlĭtas (lack of distinction and eminence): l. of extraction, ign. generis, Cic. Mur. 8, 17 (but the term does not denote so humble a position as the Eng.). 3. obscūrĭtas: v. obscurity. 4. sordes, ium (extreme l.): v. meanness. IV. Of price: vīlĭtas: v. cheapness. V. Of sentiment, etc.: v. meanness, vulgarity.