US /ɪɡˈnoʊbəl/ UK /ɪɡˈnəʊbəl/
adj Freq #48504

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose

    Their attitude was cowardly and ignoble.

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Forms ignobly
Derived forms ignobilityignoblenessignobly

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ignoble, from Latin ignōbilis, from in- (“not”) + gnōbilis, later nōbilis (“noble”).

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