LOW-KEY: Meaning and related words

We found 23 dictionaries that define the word low-key:

General (20 matching dictionaries)

low-key: Merriam-Webster
low-key: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
low-key: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
low-key, low-key: Collins English Dictionary
low-key: Vocabulary.com
Low-Key, Low-key, low-key: Wordnik
low-key: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
low-key: Wiktionary
low-key: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
low-key: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
low-key: Infoplease Dictionary
low-key: Dictionary.com
low-key: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
low-key: Rhymezone
low-key: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
low-key: FreeDictionary.org
low-key: Mnemonic Dictionary
low-key: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

low-key: Encyclopedia

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low-key: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

low-key: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ adjective:  (art, photography) Dark; characterized by dark tones and muted colors.
▸ adjective:  (by extension) Restrained, subtle, not trying to attract attention.
▸ adverb:  (chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) Kind of.
▸ adverb:  (slang) In a low-key or surreptitious manner; secretively; understatedly; on the down-low.

Opposite:

high-key, intense, loud

Types:

subdued, restrained, calm, quiet, peaceful, placid, more...

Phrases:

Low-key lighting, Low-key photography, more...

Colors:

muted gray, dusty rose, sage green, slate blue, taupe, more...

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