ignoble 音标拼音: [ɪgn'obəl]
a . 卑贱的,卑鄙的,不名誉的
卑贱的,卑鄙的,不名誉的
ignoble adj 1 :
completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose ; "
something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude "; "
I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part "-
Oliver Wendell Holmes ,
Jr . [
ant : {
noble }]
2 :
not of the nobility ; "
of ignoble (
or ungentle )
birth ";
"
untitled civilians " [
synonym : {
ignoble }, {
ungentle }, {
untitled }]
Ignoble \
Ig *
no "
ble \,
a . [
L .
ignobilis ;
pref .
in -
not nobilis noble :
cf .
F .
ignoble .
See {
In -}
not ,
and {
Noble },
a .]
1 .
Of low birth or family ;
not noble ;
not illustrious ;
plebeian ;
common ;
humble .
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I was not ignoble of descent . --
Shak .
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Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants . --
Shak .
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2 .
Not honorable ,
elevated ,
or generous ;
base .
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'
T is but a base ,
ignoble mind ,
That mounts no higher than a bird can soar . --
Shak .
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Far from the madding crowd '
s ignoble strife . --
Gray .
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3 . (
Zool .)
Not a true or noble falcon ; --
said of certain hawks ,
as the goshawk .
Syn :
Degenerate ;
degraded ;
mean ;
base ;
dishonorable ;
reproachful ;
disgraceful ;
shameful ;
scandalous ;
infamous .
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Ignoble \
Ig *
no "
ble \,
v .
t .
To make ignoble . [
Obs .] --
Bacon .
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84 Moby Thesaurus words for "
ignoble ":
abhorrent ,
abject ,
abominable ,
base ,
base -
minded ,
baseborn ,
beastly ,
beggarly ,
below contempt ,
beneath contempt ,
coarse ,
common ,
contemptible ,
crude ,
derogatory ,
despicable ,
detestable ,
discreditable ,
disgusting ,
dishonorable ,
disreputable ,
execrable ,
fetid ,
forbidding ,
foul ,
fulsome ,
gross ,
hateful ,
heinous ,
homely ,
humble ,
ignominious ,
infamous ,
inferior ,
inglorious ,
loathsome ,
low ,
low -
minded ,
lowborn ,
lowly ,
malodorous ,
mean ,
mephitic ,
miasmal ,
miasmic ,
modest ,
nasty ,
nauseating ,
noisome ,
notorious ,
noxious ,
objectionable ,
obnoxious ,
obscene ,
odious ,
offensive ,
ordinary ,
peasant ,
plain ,
plebeian ,
poor ,
popular ,
rebarbative ,
repellent ,
repugnant ,
repulsive ,
revolting ,
scrubby ,
scurvy ,
seamy ,
servile ,
shady ,
sickening ,
simple ,
sordid ,
sorry ,
stinking ,
unpraiseworthy ,
unrespectable ,
unsavory ,
unwashed ,
vile ,
vulgar ,
wretched
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