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Webster 1913 Edition


Ignoble

Ig-no′ble

,
Adj.
[L.
ignobilis
; pref.
in-
not +
nobilis
noble: cf. F.
ignoble
. See
In-
not, and
Noble
,
Adj.
]
1.
Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble.
I was not
ignoble
of descent.
Shakespeare
Her royal stock graft with
ignoble
plants.
Shakespeare
2.
Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base.
’T is but a base,
ignoble
mind,
That mounts no higher than a bird can soar.
Shakespeare
Far from the madding crowd's
ignoble
strife.
Gray.
Syn. – Degenerate; degraded; mean; base; dishonorable; reproachful; disgraceful; shameful; scandalous; infamous.

Ig-no′ble

,
Verb.
T.
To make ignoble.
[Obs.]
Bacon.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ignoble

IGNO'BLE

,
Adj.
[L. ignobilis; in and nobilis. See Noble.]
1.
Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious.
2.
Mean; worthless; as an ignoble plant.
3.
Base, not honorable; as an ignoble motive.

Definition 2024


ignoble

ignoble

English

Adjective

ignoble (comparative ignobler, superlative ignoblest)

  1. Not noble; plebeian; common.
    • Shakespeare
      I was not ignoble of descent.
  2. Not honorable; base.
    • Shakespeare
      A base, ignoble mind, / That mounts no higher than a bird can soar.
    • Gray
      far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife
  3. Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.ɲɔbl/

Adjective

ignoble m, f (plural ignobles)

  1. disgusting, repulsive, horrible

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