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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French ignoble, from Latin ignōbilis, from in- (“not”) + gnōbilis, later nōbilis (“noble”).
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Adjective
ignoble (comparative ignobler, superlative ignoblest)
- Not noble; plebeian; common.
c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :I was not ignoble of descent.
- Not honorable; base.
1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :A base, ignoble mind, / That mounts no higher than a bird can soar.
- Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.
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not noble; plebeian; common
not honorable
- Bulgarian: низък (bg) (nizǎk), долен (bg) (dolen)
- Dutch: oneervol (nl)
- Esperanto: malnobla
- Finnish: halpamainen (fi), alhainen (fi), matalamielinen (fi)
- French: ignoble (fr)
- Greek: πρόστυχος (el) m (próstychos), άτιμος (el) m (átimos)
- Ancient: ἀγεννής (agennḗs)
- Hindi: अप्रतिष्ठित (hi) (apratiṣṭhit), नीच (hi) (nīc), अनार्य (hi) (anārya)
- Japanese: 卑しい (ja) (iyashii), 汚い (ja) (kitanai), 醜い (ja) (minikui)
- Ottoman Turkish: طمرسز (damarsız)
- Polish: niecny (pl)
- Russian: посты́дный (ru) (postýdnyj), ни́зкий (ru) (nízkij)
- Slovene: nečasten m
- Spanish: innoble (es)
- Swedish: simpel (sv), tarvlig (sv)
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Verb
ignoble (third-person singular simple present ignobles, present participle ignobling, simple past and past participle ignobled)
- To make ignoble; to bring low.
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French ignoble, borrowed from Latin ignōbilis, from in- (“not”) + gnōbilis, later nōbilis (“noble”).
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Adjective
ignoble (plural ignobles)
- disgusting, repulsive, horrible
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