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UK
/ɪɡnˈəʊbəl/
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[ US /ˌɪɡˈnoʊbəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˌɪɡˈnoʊbəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude
I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part -
not of the nobility
untitled civilians
of ignoble (or ungentle) birth
How To Use ignoble In A Sentence
- He will be remembered as a gentleman of the game, a man who played to win but never stooped to ignoble or dishonourable depths.
- Paaker's was, in fact, an ignoble, that is to say, a selfish nature; to shorten his road he trod down flowers as readily as he marched over the sand of the desert. Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Volume 07
- Even the name of the award, a play on the word "ignoble," is meant to be deprecating. Announcing the Year’s Winners of the IgNobel Prize | Impact Lab
- And yes, incidentally, I do know that it's ignoble and cowardly and pusillanimous, but I'll swap you for a decent night's sleep.
- If I use my discrimination, father, I call ignoble what my father calls natural. The Bride of Dreams
- Yerby's characterization of Fancy is, therefore, ironic, emphasizing the ignoble origins of most Southerners.
- The eorl and ceorl were the great distinctive appellations of noble and ignoble descent: none were or are admitted, it will be seen, to any important office in the coronation ceremonies but the former class. Coronation Anecdotes
- Not only did the agreement go from ‘ignoble’ to ‘long-overdue,’ but the Frist commendation went from muted to slavish.
- The life of the powerful wonderworker would have ended in ignoble solitude and inglorious obscurity.
- Who wears it is incapable of a cowardly act or an ignoble one. SMOKE AND MIRRORS