BASENESS

baseness, sordidness, contemptibility, despicableness, despicability

(noun) unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

baseness (countable and uncountable, plural basenesses)

The quality or condition of being base.

The quality of being unworthy to hold virtues or value.

Synonyms

• depravity

Antonyms

• honor

• morality

Source: Wiktionary


Base"ness, n.

Definition: The quality or condition of being base; degradation; vileness. I once did hold it a baseness to write fair. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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