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Definition of Ignoble
1. Adjective. Completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose. "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"
Also: Cowardly, Fearful, Contemptible, Dishonorable, Dishonourable
Similar to: Base, Mean, Meanspirited, Currish
Derivative terms: Ignobleness
Antonyms: Noble
2. Adjective. Not of the nobility. "Untitled civilians"
Definition of Ignoble
1. a. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble.
2. v. t. To make ignoble.
Definition of Ignoble
1. of low character [adj] : IGNOBLY [adv]
Medical Definition of Ignoble
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1. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble. "I was not ignoble of descent." (Shak) "Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants." (Shak)
2. Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base. "'T but a base, ignoble mind, That mounts no higher than a bird can soar." (Shak) "Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife." (Gray)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ignoble
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