Meanings
nounbaseness (countable and uncountable, plural basenesses)
plural basenesses
- countableuncountableThe quality or condition of being base.
Synonyms: depravity, perversion, turpitude, corruption, defilement, degeneracy, degradation, depravation · Antonyms: honor, morality
- countableuncountableThe quality of being unworthy to hold virtues or value.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe quality or condition of being base.
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More synonyms by meaning
noununworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
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Origin
- Late Latinbassus
- Old Frenchbas
- Middle Englishbas
- Englishbase
- Englishbaseness
Translations
Dutch laaghartigheid
- laaghartigheidthe state of being vile
German Niedertracht
- Niedertrachtthe state of being vile
Latvian zemiskums
- zemiskumsthe state of being vile
Russian ни́зость
- ни́зость (nízostʹ)the state of being vile
Ukrainian ни́зькість
- ни́зькість (nýzʹkistʹ)the state of being vile
Cite this entry
APA
baseness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baseness
MLA
“baseness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baseness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baseness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baseness.
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