Answer:

meanness

Answer	Crossword Clue
MEANNESS	Ignobility
MEANNESS	Parsimony
MEANNESS	Grinch's character trait

MEANNESS	Malicious behavior
MEANNESS	Baseness.
MEANNESS	Ornery quality
MEANNESS	Ignoble quality
MEANNESS	Scrooge overcame this
MEANNESS	Caught in muddle, Elizabeth I's mother displays malice (8)
MEANNESS	Grinch's trait