ignoble

Meaning

Adj

1. Not noble; plebeian; common.
2. Not honorable; base.
3. Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.
4. Of an element, dangerously reactive.

Verb

To make ignoble; to bring low.

Synonyms

mean

base

vile

sordid

low

depraved

ungentle

abject

shabby

dishonourable

cheap

untitled

foul

scurvy

beggarly

lowlife

despicable

nasty

caddish

dirty

disgraceful

indelicate

dishonorable

coarse

loathsome

lewd

lousy

lowbred

lowdown

lowly

low-minded

mannerless

ornery

plebeian

raffish

rascals

ratty

rude

saucy

scandalous

scummy

scurrilous

shameful

shoddy

sleazy

small-minded

squalid

tawdry

uncivil

uncourteous

Translations

ignobile

innoble

ignoble

laag

şerefsiz

gemein

gemeen

vil

infame

desprezível

ignotus

ignobel

infam

unedel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪɡˈnəʊbəl/

Etymology

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