baseness

C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment

US /ˈbeɪsnəs/ UK /ˈbeɪsnəs/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

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noun
moral lowness or contemptible meanness

The baseness of the betrayal shocked even his hardened rivals.

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Synonyms

1 noun · moral lowness or... meanness depravityignobilityvileness wickednesscontemptibleness

Opposites

nobility virtue honorloftiness

Word family

Related forms base basely debase

Etymology

From base ('low, contemptible') plus the noun suffix -ness; this base is from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus ('low, short').

bas Old French bassus Latin

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Ethics & Social Judgment Word Formation & Derivatives

# baseness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈbeɪsnəs
**IPA (UK):** ˈbeɪsnəs

## Meanings
1. moral lowness or contemptible meanness

## Examples
- The baseness of the betrayal shocked even his hardened rivals.

## Synonyms
- meanness
- depravity
- ignobility
- vileness
- wickedness
- contemptibleness

## Antonyms
- nobility
- virtue
- honor
- loftiness

## Related Forms
- base
- basely
- debase

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bas
- Root: bassus

## Etymology
From base ('low, contemptible') plus the noun suffix -ness; this base is from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus ('low, short').

## AI Etymology
Baseness is a noun meaning "moral lowness or contemptible meanness". Historically, it is from base ('low, contemptible') plus the noun suffix -ness; this base is from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus ('low, short'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: baseness is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "moral lowness or contemptible meanness", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Old French bas with Latin bassus. Close English family members include base, basely, and debase.

## Topics
- Ethics & Social Judgment
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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