abjectness

abjectness
n
1. humbleness, poorness, beggarliness, paltriness, patheticalness, pitifulness, pitiableness; shabbiness, shoddiness, dirtiness, scrubbiness, scruffiness, scurviness; miserableness, squalidness, starkness, hopelessness, oppressiveness; abjection, degradation, debasement, humiliation, humbling, mortification; misery, squalor, destitution, oppression.
2. baseness, vileness, lowness, depravity, unprincipledness, immorality, profligacy, profligateness; evilness, badness, wrongness, arrantness, nefariousness; meanness, villainy, villainousness, ignobility, ignobleness; contemptibility, contemptibleness, despicability, despicableness, detestability, detestableness, sordidness, infamy, infamousness, ignominy, ignominiousness, odium, odiousness, opprobrium, opprobriousness, execrableness, degeneracy, degeneration, corruptedness, corruptness, corruption, viciousness, reprehensibility, reprehensibleness, heinousness, atrociousness, flagitiousness, iniquity, iniquitousness, Archaic. facinorousness.
3. obsequiousness, slavishness, servility, servileness, toadyishness, sycophancy, flattery, fawning, truckling, ingratiation, Sl. bootlicking, Sl. brown-nosing; obeisance, prostration, falling on one's knees; groveling, cringing, crawling, crouching, sniveling, cowering.

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  • Abjectness — Ab ject*ness ([a^]b j[e^]kt*n[e^]s), n. The state of being {abject}; abasement; meanness; servility. Grew. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • abjectness — I noun abominableness, baseness, degradation, despicableness, contemptibleness, meanness, obsequiousness, odiousness, pettiness, shabbiness, shoddiness, smallness, sordidness, submissiveness, vileness, worthlessness, wretchedness II index bad… …   Law dictionary

  • abjectness — abject ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely unpleasant and degrading: abject poverty. 2) completely without pride or dignity: an abject apology. DERIVATIVES abjection noun abjectly adverb abjectness noun. ORIGIN Latin abjectus rejected , from jacere to throw …   English terms dictionary

  • abjectness — noun see abject …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • abjectness — See abjectly. * * * …   Universalium

  • abjectness — noun The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility …   Wiktionary

  • abjectness — æb dÊ’ektnɪs n. humiliation, wretchedness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • abjectness — n. Meanness, servility, vileness, baseness, abasement, abjection, contemptibleness. See abject …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • abjectness — ab·ject·ness …   English syllables

  • abjectness — noun see abject I …   Useful english dictionary

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