Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BASE'NESS
BASE'NESS, n.
- Meanness; vileness; worthlessness. – Dryden.
- Vileness of metal; the quality of being of little comparative value. – Swift.
- Bastardy; illegitimacy of birth. – Shak.
- Deepness of sound. – Bacon.
Return to page 23 of the letter “B”.