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Definition of Low-keyed
1. Adjective. Restrained in style or quality. "A little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence"
Definition of Low-keyed
1. Adjective. Relaxed, unstressful, not pressured. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Low-keyed
Literary usage of Low-keyed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. First Steps in the Enjoyment of Pictures by Maude I. G. Oliver (1920)
"In the same way, the low-keyed picture, or the picture that is made dark by being
mixed with black, would not have a long scale either; it would be like the ..."
2. Wilson's Photographic Magazine (1910)
"A low-keyed lighting should have just as much softness as the high key. Soft,
delicate detail should be seen all through the entire lighting. Brunettes. ..."
3. The Photographic Journal of America: The Oldest Photography Magazine in America (1917)
"A low-keyed lighting should have just as much softness as the high key. Soft,
delicate detail should be seen all through the entire lighting. Brunettes. ..."
4. Crumbling Idols: Twelve Essays on Art, Dealing Chiefly with Literature by Hamlin Garland (1894)
"... I have just come in from a bee-hunt over Wisconsin hills, amid splendors which
would make Monet seem low- keyed. Only Enneking and some few others of ..."
5. Elements of Public Speaking by Harry Garfield Houghton (1916)
"as annoying, for the low-keyed voice is often hard to understand. The mumblers
belong to this class and those who speak as though they were always just a ..."
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