lowercase

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lowercase

A child practices writing lowercase letters on lined paper.

Definition
  1. Adjective:

    • Relating to small, non-capitalized letters: Describes letters of the alphabet that are not capital letters (e.g., a, b, c), as opposed to uppercase or capital letters (e.g., A, B, C).
  2. Noun:

    • Small, non-capitalized letters: The set or style of characters that are not capital letters. These are the standard form used for the majority of text in English writing.
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:

    • Please write your name in lowercase letters.
    • The password must contain at least one lowercase character.
  • Noun:

    • The headline was written entirely in uppercase, but the body text is in lowercase.
    • You should avoid writing whole sentences in lowercase in formal emails.
Advanced Usage
  • "to lowercase" (verb, less common): To convert text to small, non-capital letters.
    • The software can automatically lowercase all the selected text.
Variants and Related Words
  • Lower-case (adjective/noun): An alternative hyphenated spelling with the same meaning.

    • The style guide specifies lower-case for all headings.
  • Uppercase (adjective/noun): The antonym, relating to or consisting of capital letters (e.g., A, B, C).

Synonyms
  • Small letters
  • Minuscule (in typography, specifically referring to lowercase letters)
Antonyms
  • Uppercase
  • Capital letters
  • Majuscule (in typography)
lowercase

A child practices writing lowercase letters on lined paper.

Adjective
  1. relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case; a and b and c etc"
    • lowercase letters
Noun
  1. the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case