IGNOBLE


Meaning of IGNOBLE in English

/ ɪgˈnəʊbl; NAmE -ˈnoʊ-/ adjective

( formal ) not good or honest; that should make you feel shame

SYN base :

ignoble thoughts

an ignoble person

OPP noble

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (originally referring to someone of humble origin or social status): from French , or from Latin ignobilis , from in- not + gnobilis , older form of nobilis noble.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.