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- pronunciation:
- ihg
no
b
 l
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of low or dishonorable character; contemptible.
The war criminal killed himself before he could be executed for his ignoble deeds.- synonyms:
- base, contemptible, despicable, disgraceful, ignominious, scurvy, shameful, sordid, squalid, vile, wretched
- antonyms:
- noble
- similar words:
- crude, foul, low, mean, shabby, vulgar
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| definition 2: |
not of noble birth or position; common.
- synonyms:
- common, humble, low, lowborn, plebeian, vulgar
- antonyms:
- noble
- similar words:
- abject, coarse, crude, mean, poor, rude, shabby, sordid, squalid, uncouth, vile, wretched
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| related words: |
base, common, despicable, infamous, lowly, menial, reprehensible |
adverb + (adj.)ignoble
rather, relatively, splendidly
(adj.)ignoble
+ noun
captain, cause, character, death, demise, end, feeling, instinct, labor, origin, residue, satisfaction, subject, thought, tradition, use
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| derivations: |
ignobly (adv.), ignobility (n.), ignobleness (n.) |
The word ignoble
contains the following part:
ig-
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix ig-
occurs in Latin loanwords and in words formed using Latin roots. It is an assimilated form of in-2 used before roots beginning with "n," such as "nom." See in-2.
Example words:
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