- dishonourable; base; despicable
- of low birth or origins; humble; common
- of low quality; inferior
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ig•no•ble /ɪgˈnoʊbəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- of low character;
dishonorable;
worthy of shame;
base:ignoble purposes.
ig•no•ble
(ig nō′bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
ig′no•bil′i•ty, ig•no′ble•ness, n.
ig•no′bly, adv.
- of low character, aims, etc.;
mean;
base:his ignoble purposes. - of low grade or quality;
inferior. - not noble;
of humble descent or rank. - Sport[Falconry.]noting any hawk with short wings that chases or rakes after the quarry.
- Latin ignōbilis unknown, inglorious, equivalent. to in- in3- + Old Latin gnōbilis (Latin nōbilis) noble
- late Middle English 1400–50
ig•no′bly, adv.
- 1. degraded, dishonorable, ignominious, contemptible. 3. lowly, obscure, plebeian, peasant.
- 1. honorable. 2. superior.
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ignoble /ɪɡˈnəʊbəl/ adj
'ignoble' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
base
- degenerate
- lowborn
- mean
- noble
- unmanly
- vile
- alerion
- dishonorable
- disreputable
- honorable
- human
- ignominious
- ignominy
- low
- unworthy
- slavish
- sordid
- splendid
- stingy