Baseness

  • 1Baseness — Base ness, n. The quality or condition of being base; degradation; vileness. [1913 Webster] I once did hold it a baseness to write fair. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2baseness — index abuse (corrupt practice), bad character, corruption, degradation, delinquency (misconduct), discredit, disgrace …

    Law dictionary

  • 3baseness — 1550s, from BASE (Cf. base) (adj.) + NESS (Cf. ness) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4baseness — Ⅰ. base [1] ► NOUN 1) the lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests. 2) a foundation, support, or starting point: the town s economic base collapsed. 3) the main place where a person works or stays. 4) a centre of… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 5baseness — noun see base III …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 6baseness — See basely. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 7baseness — noun a) The quality or condition of being base. b) The quality of being unworthy to hold virtues or value. Syn: amorality, crass, depravity Ant: honor …

    Wiktionary

  • 8baseness — Synonyms and related words: abjectness, abominability, abominableness, arrantness, atrociousness, awfulness, badness, beastliness, beggarliness, bestiality, brutality, chicanery, coarseness, commonness, commonplaceness, contemptibility,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 9baseness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. meanness, debasement, degeneracy; see evil 1 , meanness 1 , rudeness …

    English dictionary for students

  • 10baseness — base·ness || beɪsnɪs n. lowness, meanness, ignobility …

    English contemporary dictionary

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