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- Dictionaryignoble/ɪɡˈnəʊbl/
adjective
- 1. not honourable in character or purpose: "ignoble feelings of intense jealousy"
- 2. of humble origin or social status.
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ingloriously. shoddy. stoop to something phrasal verb. undignified. See more results » (Definition of ignoble from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of ignoble. ignoble. The noble man is not only more rational than the ignoble but stronger in desire. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
The meaning of IGNOBLE is characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness. How to use ignoble in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Ignoble.
Ignoble definition: of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base. See examples of IGNOBLE used in a sentence.
adjective. formal us / ɪɡˈnoʊ.b ə l / uk / ɪɡˈnəʊ.b ə l / Add to word list. morally bad and making you feel ashamed: an ignoble action / idea. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Humiliating and degrading. abasement. be under a cloud idiom. bring/take someone down a peg (or two) idiom. bruise someone's ego idiom. disgraced. dishonorable.
Ignoble means low, common, or humble, but we tend to use it to describe the lows of human nature, rather than economically humble people or places. So a picturesquely crumbing rustic cottage or a cool old diner is not ignoble, but perhaps a sketchy roadside bar is.
Define ignoble. ignoble synonyms, ignoble pronunciation, ignoble translation, English dictionary definition of ignoble. adj. 1. Not noble in quality, character, or purpose; base or dishonorable. See Synonyms at base2.
If you describe something as ignoble, you mean that it is bad and something to be ashamed of.
Definition of ignoble adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "IGNOBLE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
What does the word ignoble mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word ignoble, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. ignoble has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. birds (early 1600s) hawking and falconry (mid 1700s) See meaning & use.
