ignoble

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.

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[Middle English, of low birth, from Old French, from Latin ignbilis : i-, in-, not; see in-¹ + nbilis, gnbilis, noble; see noble.]

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igno·bili·ty (-bl-t), ig·noble·ness n.

ig·nobly adv.

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ignoble

Adjective

1. dishonourable

2. of low birth or origins [Latin in- not + nobilis noble]

ignobly adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	ignoble - completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley contemptible - deserving of contempt or scorn dishonorable, dishonourable - lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed" noble - having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"
	2.	ignoble - not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians" ungentle, untitled lowborn - of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor"

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ignoble

adjective 1. dishonourable, low, base, mean, petty, infamous, degraded, craven, disgraceful, shabby, vile, degenerate, abject, unworthy, shameless, despicable, heinous, dastardly, contemptible, wretched

adjective 2. lowly, mean, low, base, common, peasant, vulgar, plebeian, humble, lowborn (rare) baseborn (archaic)

Translations

ignoble [ɪgˈnəubl] adj → innoble, vil

ignoble [ɪgˈnəubl] adj → ignoble, indigne

ignoble [ɪgˈnəubl] adj → schändlich, unehrenhaft

ignoble [ɪgˈnəubl] adj → ignobile

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ignoble

adj ignoble [igˈnoubl]

shameful an ignoble action.laag, onedelدَنيء، خَسيسнизъкnečestnýlav; uværdig; vanærendegemeinεπαίσχυντοςinnoble, vil, infamenurjatuشرم آورhalpamainenignobleנִבזֶהनीचneplemenitaljasmemalukanauvirðilegur, fyrirlitlegur; ógeðslegurignobile下劣な천한gėdingas, žemas, niekingasnekrietns; zemisksmemalukanlaaghartiguverdig, gemenniegodziwyignóbil(în mod) josnicподлыйpodlý, nečestnýpodelsramanskamligชั่วช้าşerefsiz, alçak可恥的，不光彩的низький, ганебнийشرمناکđáng hổ thẹn可耻的，不光彩的

n igˈnobleness

onedelheidدَناءَه، خَساسَهнизостnepoctivostuværdigheddie Gemeinheitποταπότητα, αναξιοπρέπειαcarácter innoble/vil/infamenurjatusپستیhalpamaisuuscaractère ignobleנִבזוּתनीचताpodlostalantasság; aljasságsifat memalukanauvirðilegheitignobiltà下劣さ천함niekingumasnekrietnums; zemiskumsperasaan malulaaghartigheiduverdighet, gemenhetniegodziwośćignimíniajosnicieподлостьnečestnosťpodlostsramnostskamlighetความชั่วช้าşerefsizlik, alçaklık可恥підлістьکمینہ پنsự đáng hổ thẹn可耻

adv igˈnobly

skandelik, onedelبِصورةٍ دنيئَه، بِصورَة خَسيسَهнизкоnečestnělavt; uværdigtgemeinεπαίσχυντα, αναξιοπρεπώςinnoblemente, vilmente, infamementenurjatultبا پستیhalpamaisestiignoblementכְנָבַלनीच, अधर्मीpodlo, niskoalantas/aljas módonsecara memalukanauvirðilegaignobilmente卑しく천하게gėdingai, niekingainekrietni; zemiskidengan malulaaghartiguverdig, gementniegodziwieignobilmentejosnicподлоnečestnepodlosramnoskamligtอย่างชั่วช้าalçakça卑鄙地низько, підлоذلالت سےmột cách đáng hổ thẹn卑鄙地