ignoble

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French ignoble, from Latin ignōbilis, from in- (“not”) + gnōbilis, later nōbilis (“noble”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈnəʊbəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈnoʊbəl/ Rhymes: -əʊbəl === Adjective === ignoble (comparative ignobler, superlative ignoblest) Not noble; plebeian; common. Not honorable; base. Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk. (chemistry) Of an element, dangerously reactive. ==== 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 ==== (antonym(s) of “common”): noble (antonym(s) of “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 === Inherited from Middle French ignoble, borrowed from Latin ignōbilis, from in- (“not”) + gnōbilis, later nōbilis (“noble”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.ɲɔbl/ === Adjective === ignoble (plural ignobles) disgusting, repulsive, horrible === Further reading === “ignoble”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === gobelin