ignoble
of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base: his ignoble purposes.
of low grade or quality; inferior.
not noble; of humble descent or rank.
Falconry. noting any hawk with short wings that chases or rakes after the quarry.
Origin of ignoble
1Other words for ignoble
Opposites for ignoble
Other words from ignoble
- ig·no·bil·i·ty, ig·no·ble·ness, noun
- ig·no·bly, adverb
Words Nearby ignoble
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How to use ignoble in a sentence
Despite her ignoble entry into the world, which she describes in her autobiography, Koofi rose to become the first female speaker of the Afghan Parliament and an influential politician.
Nothing like a former Communist country to show how to handle a problem—they have a long ignoble history of decisiveness.
Thank You, Croatia: All Hail Mandatory Vaccinations | Kent Sepkowitz | March 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was that innocently ignoble time Phoebe Buffay pretended she was a physician named Dr. Regina Phalange.
Scandal’s Lisa Kudrow on Sexism in Politics (and That Epic Rant) | Kevin Fallon | November 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAmerica, and Americans, should reject “the doctrine of ignoble ease” that had emasculated the nation.
American Dreams: ‘The Call of the Wild’ by Jack London | Nathaniel Rich | January 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut I certainly do believe that Bashar, if facing defeat, prefers guaranteed safe-passage into exile rather than an ignoble death.
How ironic that his noble birth didn't keep him from stumbling over some very ignoble deeds.
Noble ambition—worthy of a less ignoble cause—a better fate!
Why did she not insist on informing her husband at least of her cousin's lapse, of her ignoble stratagem?
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsHe watches the budding of evil instincts, the ignoble habits idly acquired in degradation.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierAs there are many Corsican policemen on the Continent they use this euphemism to designate the ignoble calling they follow.
The Nabob | Alphonse Daudet“Fine writing,” the subjection of noble words to ignoble service, is to be avoided.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
British Dictionary definitions for ignoble
/ (ɪɡˈnəʊbəl) /
dishonourable; base; despicable
of low birth or origins; humble; common
of low quality; inferior
falconry
designating short-winged hawks that capture their quarry by swiftness and adroitness of flight: Compare noble (def. 7)
designating quarry which is inferior or unworthy of pursuit by a particular species of hawk or falcon
Origin of ignoble
1Derived forms of ignoble
- ignobility or ignobleness, noun
- ignobly, adverb
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