ignoble[adjective]Synonyms: base, baseborn, humble, low, lowborn, lowly, mean, plebeian, unennobled, unwashed, abject, despicable, scurvy, servile, sordid, vile, wretched
Antonyms: noble
Contrasted words: highborn, highbred, wellborn, well-bred, eminent, high, lofty, proud, superior
Related Words: coarse,
common,
homely,
inferior,
inglorious,
modest,
ordinary,
peasant,
plain,
poor,
popular,
simple,
vulgar [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ig‧no‧ble /ɪɡˈnəʊb
əl $ -ˈnoʊ-/
adjective formal[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: ignobilis, from in- 'not' + gnobilis, nobilis ( ⇒ noble1)]
ignoble thoughts, feelings, or actions are ones that you should feel ashamed or embarrassed about
Synonym : base:
ignoble feelings of intense jealousy [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲