baseness Copy link Outline I. Meanness of originII. Ignominy, abjectnessIII. In moral sense • baseness: I. Meanness of origin: hŭmĭlĭtas: b. of family and name, h. generis ac nominis, Suet.: v. meanness. II. Ignominy, abjectness: q. v. Phr.: b. of fortune and of life, sordes fortunae et vitae, Cic. III. In moral sense: turpĭtūdo, ĭnis, f.: v. meanness, shamefulness.