Ignoble

English

Etymology

From Latin ignobilis, from in- (not) + nobilis (noble)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɪgˈnəʊbəl/

  Rhymes: -əʊbəl

Adjective

Ignoble (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Ignoble

Comparative {{{1}}}

Superlative {{{2}}}

1. Not noble; plebeian; common.
2. Not honorable.

Quotations

For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

Synonyms

• degenerate
• mean
• base
• dishonorable
• reproachful
• shameful
• disgraceful

Antonyms

• noble
• honorable

Derived terms

• ignobility
• ignobleness
• ignobly

Translations

not noble; plebeian; common

Finnish: alhaissyntyinen

not honorable

Esperanto: malnobla eo(eo) Finnish: halpamainen fi(fi), alhainen fi(fi)

Slovene: nečasten sl(sl) m.

Anagrams

• begilno,
• Gobelin

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /i.ɲɔbl/, SAMPA: /i.JObl/

Adjective

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1. disgusting, horrible

Anagrams

• begilno,
• gobelin

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