baseness
baseness · basenesses
низькість
низость
Niedertracht
The quality or condition of being baseThe quality or condition of being base.
/ˈbeɪsnəs/
» Do you think me capable of such baseness?
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3 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
the state of being vile:
Русский
By meaning 1
the state of being vile:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the state of being vile:
Examples
2 sentencesDo you think me capable of such baseness?
Rejoicing in someone's misfortune is a sign of baseness.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality or condition of being base.
Niedertracht
ни́зостьnízostʹ
ни́зькістьnýzʹkistʹ
(countable, uncountable)The quality of being unworthy to hold virtues or value.
unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
Forms
plural: basenesses| Singular | baseness |
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regular
Synonyms
28 synonymsThe quality or condition of being base:depravityC2corruptionB2degradationC1pollutionA1perversionturpitudedefilementdegeneracydepravationdepravednessimpurityiniquitylewditymalignity
Close in meaning
- unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values:sordidnesscontemptibilitydespicablenessdespicability
Antonyms
2 antonymsThe quality or condition of being base:honorA2moralityB2
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbase
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.