Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dishonorableness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dishonorable \Dis*hon"or*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]shonorable.]
1. Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving
dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the
reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.
2. Wanting in honor or esteem; disesteemed.
He that is dishonorable in riches, how much more in
poverty! --Ecclus. x.
31.
To find ourselves dishonorable graves. --Shak.
-- {Dis*hon"or*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Dis*hon"or*a*bly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dishonorableness
n : the quality of not deserving honor or respect [syn: {dishonourableness}]
[ant: {honorableness}]
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