lown

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/laʊn/Scotland/lʌun/

noun

Calm, tranquillity.

OriginMiddle English lune ← Old Norse logn ← Proto-Norse *lugna →
UncommonFirst used 13th c.Scrabble 7
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Meanings

lown1

nounlown (plural lowns)

plural lowns

  1. ScotlandCalm, tranquillity.First known use 13th c.
  2. A shelter; a calm or peaceful place.First known use 17th c.
adjectivelown (comparative lowner, superlative lownest)

comparative lowner · superlative lownest

  1. ScotlandPeaceful, calm.First known use 15th c.

    Ye may hear him, on a lown day, at every farm-house in the parish.

    1826 April, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine

lown2

nounlown (plural lowns)

plural lowns

  1. obsoleteA low fellow.

Lown3

proper nounLown (plural Lowns)

plural Lowns

  1. A surname.

Origin

lown · noun, adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-“bright”
  2. Proto-Norse*lugna
  3. Old Norselogn“windstillness”
  4. Middle Englishlune
  5. Englishlown

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”).

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lown · noun

See loon.

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Lown · proper noun

  1. Middle Englishlaunde“glade”
  2. EnglishLown

* As an English surname, variant of Lond, from Middle English launde (“glade”). Possibly also a variant of Lund. Compare Lon. * As a Dutch surname, named after Louvain in Belgium.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lown

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APA

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MLA

“lown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lown. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lown,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lown.

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