UNNOBLE

Etymology

Adjective

unnoble (comparative more unnoble, superlative most unnoble)

(dated, chiefly pre 1900) Not of noble rank.

Not noble; ignoble; base.

(metallurgy) Of a metal, being at the lower end of the electrochemical series, i.e. oxidising readily.

Synonyms

• (metallurgy): base, see base metal

Verb

unnoble (third-person singular simple present unnobles, present participle unnobling, simple past and past participle unnobled)

(transitive) To make (someone or something) no longer noble

Anagrams

• nonblue

Source: Wiktionary


Un*no"ble, a.

Definition: Ignoble. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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