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ignoble
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French ignoble, from Latin ign?bilis, from in- (“not”) + gn?bilis, later n?bilis (“noble”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /???n??b?l/
- Rhymes: -??b?l
Adjective
ignoble (comparative ignobler, superlative ignoblest)
- Not noble; plebeian; common.
- Not honorable; base.
- 1751, Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
- far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife
- 1751, Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
- Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:ignoble.
Synonyms
- (common): common, plebeian, vulgar
- (not honorable): degenerate, mean, base, vile, low-minded, reproachful, shameful, disgraceful
Antonyms
- (common): noble
- (not honorable): noble, honorable
Derived terms
- ignobility
- ignobleness
- ignobly
Translations
Verb
ignoble (third-person singular simple present ignobles, present participle ignobling, simple past and past participle ignobled)
- To make ignoble; to bring low.
Anagrams
- Gobelin, gobline, inglobe
French
Etymology
From Middle French ignoble, borrowed from Latin ign?bilis, from in- (“not”) + gn?bilis, later n?bilis (“noble”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.??bl/
Adjective
ignoble (plural ignobles)
- disgusting, repulsive, horrible
Further reading
- “ignoble” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- gobelin
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ungallant
English
Etymology
un- +? gallant
Adjective
ungallant (comparative more ungallant, superlative most ungallant)
- Not gallant; ignoble, dishonourable, unvaliant.
Derived terms
- ungallantly
- ungallantry
Translations
ungallant From the web:
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