"baseness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbeɪsnəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-baseness.wav Forms: basenesses [plural]
Etymology: From base + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|base|ness}} base + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} baseness (countable and uncountable, plural basenesses)
  1. The quality or condition of being base. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-baseness-en-noun-hysz66Ef
  2. The quality of being unworthy to hold virtues or value. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-baseness-en-noun-U7tEhwiC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 37 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: depravity Translations (the state of being vile): laaghartigheid [feminine] (Dutch), zemiskums [masculine] (Latvian), ни́зькість (nýzʹkistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'the state of being vile': 52 48

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "the state of being vile",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "laaghartigheid"
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      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "the state of being vile",
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      "roman": "nýzʹkistʹ",
      "sense": "the state of being vile",
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      "word": "ни́зькість"
    }
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