baseness
noun
- inferior/debased quality
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪsnəs/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Late Latin bassus Old French basbor. Middle English bas English base Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English baseness From base + -ness.
- The quality or condition of being base.
- The quality of being unworthy to hold virtues or value.