Definitions for ignoble
ɪgˈnoʊ bəlig·no·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. ignobleadjective

   completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose

   "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"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

2. ignoble, ungentle, untitledadjective

   not of the nobility

   "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ignobleadjective

   Not noble; plebeian; common.

2. ignobleadjective

   Not honorable.

3. Etymology: From ignobilis, from in- (not) + gnobilis, later nobilis (noble)

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. IGNOBLEadjective

   Etymology: ignoble, ignobilis, Latin.

   1. Mean of birth; not noble; not of illustrious race.

   As when in tumults rise th' ignoble crowd,
   Mad are their motions, and their tongues are loud. Dryden.

   2. Worthless; not deserving honour. Used of things or persons.

   The noble isle doth want her proper limbs;
   Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ignoble

   Ignoble refers to something characterized by dishonor, dishonesty, shame, or disgrace. It typically relates to behaviors or actions that are considered to be morally wrong or unethical. Ignoble can also describe someone of low origin, status, or quality.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Ignobleadjective

   of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble

2. Ignobleadjective

   not honorable, elevated, or generous; base

3. Ignobleadjective

   not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as the goshawk

4. Ignobleverb

   to make ignoble

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ignoble

   ig-nō′bl, adj. of low birth: mean or worthless: dishonourable.—v.i. to degrade.—ns. Ignobil′ity, Ignō′bleness.—adv. Ignō′bly. [Fr.,—L. ignobilis—in, not, gnobilis, nobilis, noble.]

Anagrams for ignoble »

1. Gobelin

2. inglobe

3. gobline

How to pronounce ignoble?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say ignoble in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ignoble in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ignoble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of ignoble in a Sentence

1. Benjamin Spock:

   What is the use of physicians like myself trying to help parents to bring up children healthy and happy, to have them killed in such numbers for a cause that is ignoble

2. Nicholas Alahverdian:

   I had other problems — I dressed nicely. I used words that were not monosyllabic. I aspired to go to Harvard University or Yale. The DCYF receptionist and the security guard would nod and smile at the narrative for my future. The social workers would counsel me to dress with baggy jeans and speak like a child so as to not elicit beatings by the other kids.” Excerpt From: Nicholas Alahverdian. “Ignoble Inferno/ The Nicholas Alahverdian Lawsuit.” iBooks.

3. Francis de Sales:

   It is the mark of a mean, vulgar and ignoble spirit to dwell on the thought of food before meal times or worse to dwell on it afterwards, to discuss it and wallow in the remembered pleasures of every mouthful. Those whose minds dwell before dinner on the spit, and after on the dishes, are fit only to be scullions.

4. Albert Einstein:

   He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.

5. Frank Lloyd Wright:

   Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ignoble
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ignoble
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ignoble
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ignoble
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ignoble