Bāse'ness, n.

n. 1. The quality of being base or low; vileness; meanness. “Your soul's above the baseness of distrust.” Dryden.

2. The quality of being of little comparative value; inferiority. “The baseness of his metal.” Swift.
3. Illegitimacy of birth; bastardy. Shak.
4. Deepness or gravity of sound. Bacon.