- ignobility
- noun see ignoble
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ignobility
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Ignobility — Ig no*bil i*ty, n. [L. ignobilitas: cf. F. ignobilit[ e].] Ignobleness. [Obs.] Bale. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ignobility — index bad character, bad repute, dishonor (shame), disrepute, ignominy, infamy, odium, opprobrium … Law dictionary
ignobility — See ignoble. * * * … Universalium
ignobility — noun The state or condition of being ignoble. Syn: ignobleness … Wiktionary
ignobility — Synonyms and related words: abominability, baseness, beastliness, commonness, commonplaceness, contemptibility, contrariety, crudeness, degradation, demotion, depluming, despicability, despicableness, disgustingness, displuming, foulness,… … Moby Thesaurus
ignobility — n. meanness, baseness of character; humbleness of birth or station … English contemporary dictionary
ignobility — ig·no·bil·i·ty … English syllables
ignobility — noun the quality of being ignoble • Syn: ↑ignobleness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ignoble (for: ↑ignobleness) • Hypernyms: ↑dishonorableness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ignoble — ignobility, ignobleness, n. ignobly, adv. /ig noh beuhl/, adj. 1. of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base: his ignoble purposes. 2. of low grade or quality; inferior. 3. not noble; of humble descent or rank. 4. Falconry. noting any hawk with… … Universalium
ignoble — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin ignobilis, from in + Old Latin gnobilis noble Date: 15th century 1. of low birth or common origin ; plebeian 2. characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness Synonyms: see mean … New Collegiate Dictionary
