shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this.
Origin: 1530–40; < Latinignōminia, equivalent to ig- (for in-in-3, apparently by association with ignōbilisignoble, ignōtus unknown, etc.; cf. cognomen) + nōmin- (stem of nōmen) name + -ia-y3
Synonyms 1. disrepute, discredit, shame, obloquy, opprobrium. See disgrace.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.