bassesse

== French == === Etymology === From bas +‎ -esse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.sɛs/ ~ /bɑ.sɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs === Noun === bassesse f (plural bassesses) baseness, lowness, contemptibility something trivial (derogatory) quality of being of low, unnoble birth === Further reading === “bassesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012