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# [[restrain|Restrained]], [[subtle]], not trying to attract attention. |
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#* {{quote-web|passage=While [Jackie Chan] is known for his death-defying stunts, his advancing age, the accumulation of injuries over his career, and a desire to do something different led to him taking more '''low-key''' roles from the late 2000s onwards.|date=July 11, 2015 4:26 AM|work=Gelbooru wiki}} |
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#:* She deserves an Oscar for her '''low-key''' performance in that movie. |
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# {{lb|en|photography}} [[dark|Dark]], with little or no {{w|fill light}} and high {{w|lighting ratio}}. |
# {{lb|en|photography}} [[dark|Dark]], with little or no {{w|fill light}} and high {{w|lighting ratio}}. |
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Revision as of 05:48, 4 June 2017
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Low-key_cat.jpg/220px-Low-key_cat.jpg)
Etymology
From key light.
Adjective
low-key (comparative more low-key, superlative most low-key)
- Restrained, subtle, not trying to attract attention.
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- (photography) Dark, with little or no fill light and high lighting ratio.
Usage notes
While both low-key and high-key are commonly used in photography, high-key is not used in everyday usage. The term mid-key also exists in photography, but is much rarer.
Antonyms
- (photography): high-key
Coordinate terms
- (photography): mid-key