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Ignobility

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ig·no·ble  (g-nbl)
adj.
1. Not noble in quality, character, or purpose; base or mean. See Synonyms at mean2.
2. Not of the nobility; common.
[Middle English, of low birth, from Old French, from Latin ignbilis : i-, in-, not; see in-1 + nbilis, gnbilis, noble; see noble.]
igno·bili·ty (-bl-t), ig·noble·ness n.
ig·nobly adv.
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Noun1.ignobility - the quality of being ignoble
ignobleness
dishonorableness, dishonourableness - the quality of not deserving honor or respect
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