lown

[ loun ]

/ laʊn /

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adjective, noun, verb (used with or without object) South Midland U.S.

calm; quiet.

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Origin of lown

1375–1425; late Middle English (Scots ) lownen (v.), later lowne (adj.) <Old Norse logn calm (noun), lugna to calm

Words nearby lown

low-lying, low man on the totem pole, Low Mass, low milling, low-minded, lown, Lowndes, low-necked, lowp, low-pass filter, low-pitched

Other definitions for lown (2 of 2)

lown²

[ loon ]

/ lun /

noun Scot.

loon².

How to use lown in a sentence

Doctors like Newman and Lown may be gaining a more prominent voice in the national conversation.
PSA Testing, Like a Lot of Other Procedures, May Do More Harm Than Good, Some Doctors Argue|Casey Schwartz, Clark Merrefield|May 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Why,” he exclaimed, in a lowered voice, “that lown tore your pretty shirtwaist!
Mountain Blood|Joseph Hergesheimer
"Blaw lown, Dan; ye dinna ken wha may hear ye," said Charlie.
The Three Perils of Man, Vol. 3 (of 3)|James Hogg
The wind has died down, and through the lown midnight air I heard the Auld Kirk clock strike the hour of twelve.
Betty Grier|Joseph Waugh

Because, like a lull at sea, or lown on land, it is felt to descend from Heaven on man's toilsome lot.
Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2|John Wilson
Let us descend, then, from that most inclement front, into the lown boundaries of the Holm.
Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2)|John Wilson