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- Dictionaryig·no·ble/iɡˈnōb(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. not honorable in character or purpose: "ignoble feelings of intense jealousy"
- 2. of humble origin or social status.
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Ignoble means not noble or honorable, or of low birth or common origin. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and related words of ignoble from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Ignoble means morally bad and making you feel ashamed. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in different languages.
Ignoble means morally bad and making you feel ashamed. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences and find out how to say it in different languages.
Ignoble means low, common, or humble, but we tend to use it to describe the lows of human nature, rather than economically humble people or places. So a picturesquely crumbing rustic cottage or a cool old diner is not ignoble, but perhaps a sketchy roadside bar is.
Ignoble definition: of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base. See examples of IGNOBLE used in a sentence.
Ignoble means bad, shameful, or low in character, quality, or rank. It comes from Latin ignōbilis, meaning unknown or obscure. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and sentences with ignoble.
Definition of ignoble adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
