baseness - 3 dictionary results
base
2 [beys]
adjective, bas⋅er, bas⋅est, noun –adjective
| 1. | morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; meanspirited; selfish; cowardly. |
| 2. | of little or no value; worthless: hastily composed of base materials. |
| 3. | debased or counterfeit: an attempt to eliminate the base coinage. |
| 4. | characteristic of or befitting an inferior person or thing. |
| 5. | of illegitimate birth. |
| 6. | not classical or refined: base language. |
| 7. | Old English Law. held by tenure less than freehold in return for a service viewed as somewhat demeaning to the tenant. |
| 8. | Archaic.
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| 9. | Obsolete. deep or grave in sound; bass: the base tones of a piano. |
–noun
| 10. | Music Obsolete. bass 1 (defs. 3, 4). |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME bas < OF < LL bassus low, short, perh. of Oscan orig.
1350–1400; ME bas < OF < LL bassus low, short, perh. of Oscan orig.

Related forms:
basely, adverb
baseness, noun
Synonyms:
1. despicable, contemptible. See mean 2 . 2. poor, inferior, cheap, tawdry. 3. fake, spurious. 4. servile, ignoble, abject, slavish, menial.
1. despicable, contemptible. See mean 2 . 2. poor, inferior, cheap, tawdry. 3. fake, spurious. 4. servile, ignoble, abject, slavish, menial.
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base 2 (bās) adj. bas·er, bas·est
A bass singer or voice. [Middle English bas, low, from Old French, from Medieval Latin bassus.] base'ly adv., base'ness n. |
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Baseness
Base"ness\, n. The quality or condition of being base; degradation; vileness. I once did hold it a baseness to write fair. --Shak.
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