ignoble

  • 21ignoble — adjective formal ignoble thoughts, feelings, or actions are ones that you should feel ashamed or embarrassed about ignobly adverb …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22ignoble — ig•no•ble [[t]ɪgˈnoʊ bəl[/t]] adj. 1) of low character; mean; base: ignoble purposes[/ex] 2) of humble descent or rank • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L ignōbilis unknown, inglorious =in in + OL gnōbilis (L nōbilis) noble ig no•bil′i•ty,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23ignoble — adj. (ignobler, ignoblest) 1 dishonourable, mean, base. 2 of low birth, position, or reputation. Derivatives: ignobility n. ignobly adv. Etymology: F ignoble or L ignobilis (as IN (1), nobilis noble) …

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  • 24ignoble — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin ignobilis, from in + Old Latin gnobilis noble Date: 15th century 1. of low birth or common origin ; plebeian 2. characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness Synonyms: see mean …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25ignoble — adjective /ɪɡˈnəʊbəl/ a) Not noble; plebeian; common. b) Not honorable. Syn: degenerate, mean, base, dishonorable …

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  • 26ignoble — Synonyms and related words: abhorrent, abject, abominable, base, base minded, baseborn, beastly, beggarly, below contempt, beneath contempt, coarse, common, contemptible, crude, derogatory, despicable, detestable, discreditable, disgusting,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 27ignoble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. vile, base; knavish; detestable, low, common. See vulgarity, populace, disrepute.Ant., honorable. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Shameful] Syn. disgraceful, mean, dishonorable; see corrupt 1 , mean 1 ,… …

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  • 28ignoble — see NOBLE …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 29ignoble — ig·no·ble || ɪg nəʊbl adj. having a base or mean character; dishonorable; not noble, of humble birth …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 30ignoble — adjective (ignobler, ignoblest) 1》 not honourable; base. 2》 of humble origin or social status. Derivatives ignobility noun ignobly adverb Origin ME: from Fr., or from L. ignobilis, from in not + gnobilis, older form of nobilis noble …

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