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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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The meaning of IGNOBLE is characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness. How to use ignoble in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Ignoble.
adjective. formal uk / ɪɡˈnəʊ.b ə l / us / ɪɡˈnoʊ.b ə l / Add to word list. morally bad and making you feel ashamed: an ignoble action / idea. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Humiliating and degrading. abasement. be under a cloud idiom. bring/take someone down a peg (or two) idiom. bruise someone's ego idiom. disgraced. dishonourable.
If you describe something as ignoble, you mean that it is bad and something to be ashamed of.
Ignoble definition: of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base. See examples of IGNOBLE used in a sentence.
adjective. formal us / ɪɡˈnoʊ.b ə l / uk / ɪɡˈnəʊ.b ə l / Add to word list. morally bad and making you feel ashamed: an ignoble action / idea. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Humiliating and degrading. abasement. be under a cloud idiom. bring/take someone down a peg (or two) idiom. bruise someone's ego idiom. disgraced. dishonorable.
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.
Definition of ignoble adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Ignoble definition: Not noble in quality, character, or purpose; base or dishonorable.
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ig·no·ble. (ĭg-nō′bəl) adj. 1. Not noble in quality, character, or purpose; base or dishonorable. See Synonyms at base 2. 2. Not of high social status; common. [Middle English, of low birth, from Old French, from Latin ignōbilis : i-, in-, not; see in-1 + nōbilis, gnōbilis, noble; see noble .]
