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I. Of birth, etc.
1. sordes, ium, f.
2. hŭmĭlĭtas, obscūrĭtas (less strong)
3. expr. by sordĭdus, sordĭdē
II. Poorness, as proper to those in humble circumstances
III. Niggardliness
1. sordes, is, f.; esp. pl.
2. ăvārĭtia

• meanness:

I. Of birth, etc.:

1. sordes, ium, f.: from extreme m. of rank, ex summis et fortunae et vitae sordibus, Cic. Br. 62, 224. Join: obscuritas et s., id. Vat. 5, 11.
2. hŭmĭlĭtas, obscūrĭtas (less strong): v. humbleness (I.).
3. expr. by sordĭdus, sordĭdē: the greater the m. of their extraction, quo sordidius [et abjectius] nati sunt, Tac. Dial. 8: quo sordidiore loco nati sunt: v. mean, adj. (II.), meanly (I.).

II. Poorness, as proper to those in humble circumstances: expr. by adj.: m. of attire, sordida s. obsoleta vestis, etc.: v. mean, adj. (II.).
III. Niggardliness:

1. sordes, is, f.; esp. pl.: to charge any one with such m., tantas s. alicui objicere, Hor. S. 1, 6, 68: m. and churlishness, sordes (pl.) et inhumanitas, Cic. Mur. 36, 76: Cic. has, nullam in re familiari sordem, i. e. no act of meanness, Fl. 3, 7. Join: sordes (sing.) et avaritia, Tac. H. 1, 52.
2. ăvārĭtia: v. niggardliness.

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• MEANNESS

Of birth, etc., humilitas (Cic.); ignobilitas generis (Sall.); ignobilitas, locus humilis or obscurus (Cic.).
Of mind or sentiment, humilitas; animus humilis or abjectus.