Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ignoble

/ɪɡˈnoʊbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: ig-no-ble
IPA: /ɪɡˈnoʊbəl/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not noble; plebeian; common.

adj

Not honorable; base.

adj

Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.

adj

Of an element, dangerously reactive.

verb

To make ignoble; to bring low.

Example Sentences

"I was not ignoble of descent."
"A base, ignoble mind, / That mounts no higher than a bird can soar."
"far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife"

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ignoble, from Latin ignōbilis, from in- (“not”) + gnōbilis, later nōbilis (“noble”).

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: ignoble, ignōbilis

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪɡˈnoʊbəl/
British English: /ɪɡˈnəʊbəl/

Inflected Forms

ignobler (comparative) ignoblest (superlative) ignobles (present, singular) ignobling (participle, present) ignobled (participle, past) ignobled (past)

Derived Forms

ignobility ignobleness ignobly

Synonyms

common plebeian vulgar degenerate mean base vile low-minded reproachful shameful disgraceful

Antonyms

noble honorable

Rhymes With

global mobile noble chernobyl mobil immobile grenoble sobel doble goebel strobel goble

Questions

How do you pronounce ignoble?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪɡˈnoʊbəl/.
What does ignoble mean?: Not noble; plebeian; common.
Where does ignoble come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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