Meaning 1formal · 85%
The quality of being morally contemptible or dishonorable.
Natural examples
The judge denounced the baseness of the fraud.
His baseness emerges when he betrays his closest friend.
Such calculated baseness should never be rewarded.
Usage note
Highly judgmental and formal; avoid applying it to people solely because of their class or status.
Useful combinations
moral baseness — deep dishonor in conduct