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ignoble(dictionary)
ignoble(dictionary)

ignoble (iou)



ignoble adjective, verb, & noun. LME.
[(French from) Latin ignobilis, formed as I-2 + (g)nobilis NOBLE adjective.]
A. adjective.
Not noble in birth or rank; of humble origin or social status. LME.
ignoble hawk Falconry any of the short-winged hawks (e.g. the goshawk and sparrowhawk) which chase or rake after their prey instead of swooping down on it.
E. A. Freeman A West-Saxon house which, two generations back, had been undistinguished, perhaps ignoble.
Not noble in character or quality; dishonourable, mean-spirited. L16.
Milton Counsel'd ignoble ease, and peaceful sloath.
b. verb trans. Make ignoble; give a bad reputation to. rare. L16.
C. noun. A person of ignoble rank or character. Usu. in pl. Now rare. E17.
igno'bility noun ignoble quality LME.
ignobleness noun LME.
ignobly adverb L16.