IGNOBLE


Meaning of IGNOBLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ig-ˈnō-bəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin ignobilis, from in- + Old Latin gnobilis noble

Date: 15th century

1. : of low birth or common origin : plebeian

2. : characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness

Synonyms: see mean

• ig·no·bil·i·ty ˌig-nō-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

• ig·no·ble·ness ig-ˈnō-bəl-nəs noun

• ig·no·bly -blē also -bə-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.