low-set
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a lower than average height or being positioned close to the ground: Describes something or someone that is physically short, stocky, or built close to the base.
- Short and thick; having a squat, sturdy build: Often implies a compact, broad, and muscular physique, sometimes with short limbs.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The low-set ears of the breed are a distinctive feature.
- He has a low-set, powerful build ideal for wrestling.
- The cottage had a low-set roof that made it look cozy.
Advanced Usage
- Descriptive of Architecture or Objects: Used to describe structures or objects that are built with a broad, solid base close to the ground.
- The bunker was designed as a low-set, fortified structure.
Variants and Related Words
- Low-set is a compound adjective. Its hyphenated form is standard.
- Low (adj.): Of less than average height from top to bottom.
- Set (v./adj.): Placed or fixed in a particular position.
Synonyms
- Squat: Short and thick; low and broad.
- Stocky: Broad and sturdily built.
- Dumpy: Short and stout.
- Chunky: Short and thick or broad.
Antonyms
- Tall: Of great or more than average height.
- Lanky: Ungracefully thin and tall.
- Elevated: Raised up, positioned high.
Notes on Meaning
- The term low-set is primarily used for physical description. It is neutral but can sometimes carry an informal or slightly blunt tone when describing people.
- It is distinct from simply "low," as it specifically describes the inherent build or fixed position of something, not a temporary state.
Adjective
- lower than average
- lowset ears
- a stocky low-set animal
- short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
- some people seem born to be square and chunky
- a dumpy little dumpling of a woman
- dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears
- a little church with a squat tower
- a squatty red smokestack
- a stumpy ungainly figure