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Definition of ignoble adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ignoble

adjective
 
/ɪɡˈnəʊbl/
 
/ɪɡˈnəʊbl/
(formal)
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  1. not good or honest; that should make you feel shame synonym base
    • ignoble thoughts
    • an ignoble person
    opposite noble
    Word Originlate 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’.
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