overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

lowlife.

Lacking morality.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈloʊlaɪf/General-American/ˈləʊlaɪf/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Lacking morality.

  2. Seemingly mischievous and troublesome to society.

Where this word comes from

From low + life.

noun/ˈloʊlaɪf/General-American/ˈləʊlaɪf/Received-Pronunciation
  1. An untrustworthy, despicable, disreputable, or otherwise immoral person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.

    derogatory
    They say all the lowlifes used to hang out at the docks and plot their despicable crimes, before being elected to public office.
  2. A person who is rebuked by their community for their behavior.

    derogatory
  3. A person of low socio-economic status.

    derogatory
Where this word comes from

From low + life.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

lowlife has 7 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

lowlife studiolowlife workshello, lowlife

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.