Antonyms for ignoble

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ig-noh-buhl

Phonetic Transcription : ɪgˈnoʊ bəl

Definition of ignoble

Origin : mid-15c., "of low birth," from Middle French ignoble, from Latin ignobilis "unknown, undistinguished, obscure; of base birth, not noble," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + gnobilis "well-known, famous, renowned, of superior birth" (see noble). Related: Ignobly.

adj lowly, unworthy

Example sentences :

Wrens and sparrows are not too ignoble a quarry for this villainous gos-hawk!
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

I remained there, amazed and confused by the insolence of this ignoble brute.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

And vulgar, ignoble farce was turned into a great historical drama.
Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola

We were agreed that parents should rule their children, the elder the younger, the noble the ignoble.
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

It may be an ignoble thing to lie, but with what other weapon was I to fight this brigand?
Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini

Rich or poor, high or low, noble or ignoble, thou only hast my heart.
Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady

I will not be satisfied to be ever the mean, ignoble thing I now am.'
Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever

He might think and say as he pleased, my station was too ignoble to suggest respect.
Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever

What an ignoble avowal is this, and what a sarcasm upon all intellect and its labours!
Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever

That I am too poor, too ignoble, too undistinguished, to raise my eyes to such attraction.
Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever

Synonyms for ignoble

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