baseness

noun

base·​ness

ˈbās-nəs

plural -es

1

: the quality or state of being base

moral baseness

2

: a base act or trait

perpetrate a baseness so unmixed

—Robert Browning

Word History

Etymology

base entry 4 + -ness

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