ignoble
Meaning
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- Not noble; plebeian; common.
- Not honorable; base.
- Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.
- Of an element, dangerously reactive.
Synonyms
be beneath contempt
ignominous
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪɡˈnəʊbəl/
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French ignoble, from Latin ignōbilis, from in- (“not”) + gnōbilis, later nōbilis (“noble”).
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