ignoble

adjective

Syllable Decomposition

ignoble

from the Latin ignobilis ('unknown, obscure», 'of low birth'), hence the meaning of 'which is not noble, common', then, in the seventeenth century 'without distinction, worthy of a commoner of low extraction, vile' (an ignoble act).

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ignobles

Translations

  • englishenglish:ignoble
  • greekgreek:ελεεινός

See also

ignobilité (cn.) ignobles (adj.)