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Webster 1913 Edition
Ignoble
Ig-no′ble
,Adj.
1.
Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble.
I was not
ignoble
of descent. Shakespeare
Her royal stock graft with
ignoble
plants. Shakespeare
2.
Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base.
’T is but a base,
That mounts no higher than a bird can soar.
ignoble
mind,That mounts no higher than a bird can soar.
Shakespeare
Far from the madding crowd's
ignoble
strife. Gray.
Syn. – Degenerate; degraded; mean; base; dishonorable; reproachful; disgraceful; shameful; scandalous; infamous.
Ig-no′ble
,Verb.
T.
To make ignoble.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ignoble
IGNO'BLE
,Adj.
1.
Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious.2.
Mean; worthless; as an ignoble plant.3.
Base, not honorable; as an ignoble motive.Definition 2024
ignoble
ignoble
English
Adjective
ignoble (comparative ignobler, superlative ignoblest)
- Not noble; plebeian; common.
- Shakespeare
- I was not ignoble of descent.
- Shakespeare
- Not honorable; base.
- Shakespeare
- A base, ignoble mind, / That mounts no higher than a bird can soar.
- Gray
- far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife
- Shakespeare
- Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.
Quotations
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:ignoble.
Synonyms
- (common): common, plebeian, vulgar
- (not honorable): degenerate, mean, base, vile, low-minded, reproachful, shameful, disgraceful
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
not noble; plebeian; common
not honorable