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ignoble
[ ig-noh-buhl ]
adjective
- of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base:
his ignoble purposes.
Synonyms: contemptible, ignominious, dishonorable, degraded
Antonyms: honorable
- of low grade or quality; inferior.
Antonyms: superior
- not noble; of humble descent or rank.
- Falconry. noting any hawk with short wings that chases or rakes after the quarry.
ignoble
/ ɪɡˈnəʊbəl /
adjective
- dishonourable; base; despicable
- of low birth or origens; humble; common
- of low quality; inferior
- falconry
- designating short-winged hawks that capture their quarry by swiftness and adroitness of flight Compare noble
- designating quarry which is inferior or unworthy of pursuit by a particular species of hawk or falcon
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Derived Forms
- igˈnobly, adverb
- ˌignoˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- igno·bili·ty ig·noble·ness noun
- ig·nobly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ignoble1
C16: from Latin ignōbilis, from in- 1+ Old Latin gnōbilis noble
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