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IGNOBLE
ignoble
(adjective) completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; āsomething cowardly and ignoble in his attitudeā; āI think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble partā- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
ignoble, ungentle, untitled
(adjective) not of the nobility; āof ignoble (or ungentle) birthā; āuntitled civiliansā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ignoble (comparative ignobler, )
Not noble; plebeian; common.
Not honorable; base.
Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.
Synonyms
• (common): common, plebeian, vulgar
• (not honorable): degenerate, mean, base, vile, low-minded, reproachful, shameful, disgraceful
Antonyms
• (common): noble
• (not honorable): noble, honorable
Anagrams
• Gobelin, gobline, inglobe
Source: Wiktionary
Ig*no"ble, a. Etym: [L. ignobilis; pref. in- not + nobilis noble: cf. F. ignoble. See In- not, and Noble, a.]
1. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble. I was not ignoble of descent. Shak. Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants. Shak.
2. Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base. 'T but a base, ignoble mind, That mounts no higher than a bird can soar. Shak. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. Gray.
3. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as the goshawk.
Syn.
– Degenerate; degraded; mean; base; dishonorable; reproachful; disgraceful; shameful; scandalous; infamous.
Ig*no"ble, v. t.
Definition: To make ignoble. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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