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ig⋅no⋅ble
[ig-noh-buh
l] 
–adjective
| 1. | of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base: his ignoble purposes. |
| 2. | of low grade or quality; inferior. |
| 3. | not noble; of humble descent or rank. |
| 4. | Falconry. noting any hawk with short wings that chases or rakes after the quarry. |
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L ignōbilis unknown, inglorious, equiv. to in- in- 3 + OL gnōbilis (L nōbilis) noble
1400–50; late ME < L ignōbilis unknown, inglorious, equiv. to in- in- 3 + OL gnōbilis (L nōbilis) noble
Related forms:
ig⋅no⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, ig⋅no⋅ble⋅ness, noun
ig⋅no⋅bly, adverb
Synonyms:
1. degraded, dishonorable, ignominious, contemptible. 3. lowly, obscure, plebeian, peasant.
1. degraded, dishonorable, ignominious, contemptible. 3. lowly, obscure, plebeian, peasant.
Antonyms:
1. honorable. 2. superior.
1. honorable. 2. superior.
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| ig·no·ble (ĭg-nō'bəl) adj.
[Middle English, of low birth, from Old French, from Latin ignōbilis : i-, in-, not; see in-1 + nōbilis, gnōbilis, noble; see noble.] ig'no·bil'i·ty (-bĭl'ĭ-tē), ig·no'ble·ness n., ig·no'bly adv. |
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Ignoble
Ig*no"ble\, a. [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. (Zo["o]l.) Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as the goshawk. Syn: Degenerate; degraded; mean; base; dishonorable; reproachful; disgraceful; shameful; scandalous; infamous.Ignoble
Ig*no"ble\, v. t. To make ignoble. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Language Translation for : ignoble
Spanish:
innoble, vil, infame,
German:
gemein,
Japanese:
下劣な
ignoble
1447, from M.Fr. ignoble, from L. ignobilis "unknown, undistinguished, not noble," from in- "not" + nobilis "noble," infl. by Old L. gnobilis "known, famous, renowned, noble."
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