baseness

English

Etymology

From base +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪsnəs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

baseness (countable and uncountable, plural basenesses)

1. The quality or condition of being base.

   Synonyms: depravity, perversion, turpitude; see also Thesaurus:iniquity

   Antonyms: honor, morality

2. The quality of being unworthy to hold virtues or value.

Translations

the state of being vile

Dutch: laaghartigheid (nl) f German: Niedertracht (de) f Latvian: zemiskums m Ottoman Turkish: رذالت (rezâlet) Russian: ни́зость (ru) f (nízostʹ) Ukrainian: ни́зькість f (nýzʹkistʹ)