Definition of IGNOBLE

ignoble

Meanings

Adjective

  • completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; ; - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
    • "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"
    • "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"

Adjective Satellite

  • not of the nobility
    • "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"

Adj

  • 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.

Verb

  • To make ignoble; to bring low.

Origin / Etymology

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

Antonyms

honorable, noble

Scrabble Score: 10

ignoble is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ignoble is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ignoble is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

ignoble is a valid Words With Friends word