IGNOBLE Meaning of IGNOBLE in English adj. (ignobler, ignoblest) 1. dishonourable, mean, base. 2 of low birth, position, or reputation. Derivatives: ignobility n. ignobly adv. Etymology: F ignoble or L ignobilis (as IN-(1), nobilis noble) Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012