lowercase
1 of 3adjective
low·er·case ˌlō-ər-ˈkās 
of a letter
: having as its typical form a f g or b n i rather than A F G or B N I
lowercase noun
lowercase
2 of 3verb
lowercased; lowercasing
transitive verb
: to print or set in lowercase letters
lower case
3 of 3noun
: a type case containing lowercase letters and usually figures, punctuation marks, spaces, and quads (see quad entry 2) compare upper case
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Dave Linkletter, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2022 While plus signs and all-lowercase names were printed on what seemed like every restaurant’s window, there were also other trends brewing. Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appétit, 7 Apr. 2022 The accountants group tells us that AICPA is generally used for tax issues that are U.S.-specific, and Association (which would be lowercase in our style) for more-global issues/priorities. WSJ, 17 Jan. 2022 It's also supposed to be lowercase, not uppercase, according to the Associated Press stylebook. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2022 Use complex passwords: A complex password is one that contains at least 12 characters and a varied combination of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 18 Nov. 2021 Industry standards call for passwords that are at least 16 characters in length with a random selection of upper and lowercase letters, numerals and special characters. Ashley Rose, Forbes, 14 June 2021 Also, when using a more-preferred shorthand, the Dow industrials, note that industrials is lowercase. WSJ, 13 May 2021 NordPass suggests changing your passwords every 90 days with a mix of upper and lowercase letters, and creating a different password for each of your accounts. Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 19 Nov. 2020 Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2022 The text of the proposal is littered with random capitalization, because some things are too important to lowercase. Lizzie Johnson, SFChronicle.com, 13 July 2018 See More
Adjective
Meet the Euler-Mascheroni constant 𝛾, which is a lowercase Greek gamma. Dave Linkletter, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2022 While plus signs and all-lowercase names were printed on what seemed like every restaurant’s window, there were also other trends brewing. Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appétit, 7 Apr. 2022 The accountants group tells us that AICPA is generally used for tax issues that are U.S.-specific, and Association (which would be lowercase in our style) for more-global issues/priorities. WSJ, 17 Jan. 2022 It's also supposed to be lowercase, not uppercase, according to the Associated Press stylebook. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2022 Use complex passwords: A complex password is one that contains at least 12 characters and a varied combination of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 18 Nov. 2021 Industry standards call for passwords that are at least 16 characters in length with a random selection of upper and lowercase letters, numerals and special characters. Ashley Rose, Forbes, 14 June 2021 Also, when using a more-preferred shorthand, the Dow industrials, note that industrials is lowercase. WSJ, 13 May 2021 NordPass suggests changing your passwords every 90 days with a mix of upper and lowercase letters, and creating a different password for each of your accounts. Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 19 Nov. 2020 Verb
That's the single, lowercase word that kicked off a flurry of one-word tweets from brands and average Twitter users alike on Thursday. Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2022 The text of the proposal is littered with random capitalization, because some things are too important to lowercase. Lizzie Johnson, SFChronicle.com, 13 July 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
from the compositor's practice of keeping such types in the lower of a pair of type cases
First Known Use
Adjective
1683, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1895, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1683, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
lowercase
adjective
low·er·case ˌlō-ər-ˈkās
: having the form a, b, c, rather than A, B, C