Ignoble

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ɪɡˈnəʊbÉ™l/
• Rhymes: -əʊbÉ™l

Origin

From Middle French ignoble, from Latin ignobilis, from in- (not) + gnobilis, later nobilis (noble)

Full definition of ignoble

Adjective

1. Not noble; plebeian; common.
• ShakespeareI was not ignoble of descent.
2. Not honorable; base.
• ShakespeareA base, ignoble mind,
  That mounts no higher than a bird can soar.
• Grayfar from the madding crowd's ignoble strife
3. Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.

Synonyms

• (Not honorable) degenerate, mean, base, dishonorable, reproachful, shameful, disgraceful

Antonyms

• noble
• honorable

Derived terms

• ignobility
• ignobleness
• ignobly

Anagrams

• Gobelin