ignoble en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French ignoble, from Latin ignōbilis, from in- (“not”) + gnōbilis, later nōbilis (“noble”).
Meanings
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Not noble; plebeian; common.
I was not ignoble of descent.
c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
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Not honorable; base.
A base, ignoble mind, / That mounts no higher than a bird can soar.
1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife
1750 June 12 (date written; published 1751), T[homas] Gray, “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”, in Designs by Mr. R[ichard] Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray, London: […] R[obert] Dodsley, […], published 1753, →OCLC:
- Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.
- Of an element, dangerously reactive.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ignoblest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| ignobler | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
noble (antonym(s) of “common”) · noble (antonym(s) of “not honorable”) · honorable (antonym(s) of “not honorable”)
Deriveds
ignobleness · ignobly · ignobility
Synonyms
reproachful (not honorable) · shameful (not honorable) · low-minded (not honorable) · plebeian · vile (not honorable) · vulgar · common · base (not honorable) · mean (not honorable) · disgraceful (not honorable) · degenerate (not honorable)
Translations (57)
grc ἀγεννής (not noble; plebeian; common) · it ignobile (not noble; plebeian; common) · es innoble (not noble; plebeian; common) · hi नीच (not honorable) · as ইতৰ (not noble; plebeian; common) · hi अनार्य (not honorable) · bg простонароден (not noble; plebeian; common) · ja 醜い (not honorable) · cs neurozený (not noble; plebeian; common) · nl oneervol (not honorable) · ru посты́дный (not honorable) · ja 庶民の (not noble; plebeian; common) · ja 平凡な (not noble; plebeian; common) · mk беден (not noble; plebeian; common) · ga anuasal (not noble; plebeian; common) · fr indigne (not noble; plebeian; common) · fi halpamainen (not honorable) · la ignobilis (not noble; plebeian; common) · pl niecny (not honorable) · fi matalamielinen (not honorable) · fr ignoble (not honorable) · hi अशिष्ट (not noble; plebeian; common) · fr ignoble (not noble; plebeian; common) · ru простонародный (not noble; plebeian; common) · bg низък (not honorable) · cs hanebný (not honorable) · pt ignóbil (not noble; plebeian; common) · mk нечесен (not honorable) · hi अकुलीन (not noble; plebeian; common) · bg долен (not honorable) · es innoble (not honorable) · cs nízký (not honorable) · fi alhainen (not honorable) · cs pokleslý (not honorable) · bg неблагороден (not noble; plebeian; common) · gv anooasle (not noble; plebeian; common) · eo malnobla (not honorable) · el αγενής (not noble; plebeian; common) · hi अनार्य (not noble; plebeian; common) · ca innoble (not noble; plebeian; common) · ota صویسز (not honorable) · el άτιμος (not honorable) · ota طمرسز (not honorable) · hi सर्वसाधारण (not noble; plebeian; common) · ja 汚い (not honorable) · grc ἀγεννής (not honorable) · gv neuooasle (not noble; plebeian; common) · ja 卑しい (not honorable) · sl nečasten (not honorable) · fi alhaissyntyinen (not noble; plebeian; common) · sv tarvlig (not honorable) · gv meeooasle (not noble; plebeian; common) · el πρόστυχος (not honorable) · ga tútach (not honorable) · sv simpel (not honorable) · hi अप्रतिष्ठित (not honorable) · ru ни́зкий (not honorable)