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ignoble

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪgˈnəʊbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪgˈnoʊbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ig nō′bəl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ig•no•ble /ɪgˈnoʊbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. of low character;
    dishonorable;
    worthy of shame;
    base:ignoble purposes.
ig•no•bly, adv.: to go down ignobly in defeat.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ig•no•ble  (ig nō′bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of low character, aims, etc.;
    mean;
    base:his ignoble purposes.
  2. of low grade or quality;
    inferior.
  3. not noble;
    of humble descent or rank.
  4. Sport[Falconry.]noting any hawk with short wings that chases or rakes after the quarry.
  • Latin ignōbilis unknown, inglorious, equivalent. to in- in3- + Old Latin gnōbilis (Latin nōbilis) noble
  • late Middle English 1400–50
ig′no•bil′i•ty, ig•no′ble•ness, n. 
ig•no′bly, adv. 
    1. degraded, dishonorable, ignominious, contemptible. 3. lowly, obscure, plebeian, peasant.
    1. honorable. 2. superior.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ignoble /ɪɡˈnəʊbəl/ adj
  1. dishonourable; base; despicable
  2. of low birth or origins; humble; common
  3. of low quality; inferior
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin ignōbilis, from in-1 + Old Latin gnōbilis nobleˌignoˈbility, igˈnobleness n igˈnobly adv
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