Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
Baseness — Base ness, n. The quality or condition of being base; degradation; vileness. [1913 Webster] I once did hold it a baseness to write fair. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
baseness — 1550s, from BASE (Cf. base) (adj.) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
baseness — Ⅰ. base [1] ► NOUN 1) the lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests. 2) a foundation, support, or starting point: the town s economic base collapsed. 3) the main place where a person works or stays. 4) a centre of… … English terms dictionary
baseness — noun see base III … New Collegiate Dictionary
baseness — See basely. * * * … Universalium
baseness — noun a) The quality or condition of being base. b) The quality of being unworthy to hold virtues or value. Syn: amorality, crass, depravity Ant: honor … Wiktionary
baseness — Synonyms and related words: abjectness, abominability, abominableness, arrantness, atrociousness, awfulness, badness, beastliness, beggarliness, bestiality, brutality, chicanery, coarseness, commonness, commonplaceness, contemptibility,… … Moby Thesaurus
baseness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. meanness, debasement, degeneracy; see evil 1 , meanness 1 , rudeness … English dictionary for students
baseness — base·ness || beɪsnɪs n. lowness, meanness, ignobility … English contemporary dictionary
baseness — n. 1. Meanness, despicableness, contemptibleness, abasement, worthlessness, abjectness. 2. Disgrace, ignominy, infamy, shame, dishonor, turpitude, villany, perfidy … New dictionary of synonyms
