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Added 10 October 2026

ignoble

/ɪɡˈnəʊbəl/ adjective

In Latin: ignobilis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ignoble at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

verb

To make ignoble; to bring low.

Origin

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

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