deˈgeneratenessrare. [f. as prec. + -ness.] Degenerate quality or condition; degeneracy. 1640Wilkins New Planet x. (1707) 272 A Degenerateness and Poverty of Spirit.1684tr.Bonet's Merc. Compit. vi. 156 This degenerateness, which frequently happens to the bloud in Autumnal Fevers.