b 3 a 1 s 1 e 1 n 1 e 1 s 1 s 1
8 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
originEtymology tree Late Latin bassus Old French basbor. Middle English bas English base Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English baseness From base + -ness.
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