From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Meanness \Mean"ness\, n. 1. The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess. [1913 Webster]
This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of the workmanship. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
2. A mean act; as, to be guilty of meanness. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] meanspirited