Ignoble — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; ; - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

not of the nobility

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪɡnˈoʊbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪɡnˈəʊbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪɡnˈəʊbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪɡnˈoʊbəl/.

Examples

something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude
I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part
of ignoble (or ungentle) birth

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ungentle untitled

Antonyms

noble

Parts of Speech

adjective	completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; ; - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. “something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude”
adjective	not of the nobility “of ignoble (or ungentle) birth”

Word Forms

ignobleness

noun

the quality of being ignoble

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unedel

völlig ohne Adel in Charakter, Qualität oder Zweck; ; -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

🇪🇸Spanish

innoble

completamente carente de nobleza en carácter, calidad o propósito; ; -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

🇮🇹Italian

ignobile

completamente privo di nobiltà di carattere, qualità o scopo; ; -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

🇳🇱Dutch

onedel

het ontbreekt volledig aan adel in karakter, kwaliteit of doel; ; -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

🇵🇹Portuguese

ignóbil

completamente desprovido de nobreza em caráter, qualidade ou propósito; ; -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

🇷🇺Russian

неблагородный

совершенно лишен благородства в характере, качествах или целях; ; - Оливер Венделл Холмс-младший.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नीच

चरित्र या गुणवत्ता या उद्देश्य में बड़प्पन का पूरी तरह से अभाव; ; - ओलिवर वेंडेल होम्स, जूनियर।

🇧🇩Bengali

অবজ্ঞা

চরিত্র বা গুণ বা উদ্দেশ্যের সম্পূর্ণরূপে আভিজাত্যের অভাব; ; - অলিভার ওয়েন্ডেল হোমস, জুনিয়র

🇮🇳Tamil

இழிவான

குணம் அல்லது தரம் அல்லது நோக்கத்தில் பிரபுக்கள் முற்றிலும் இல்லை; ; - ஆலிவர் வெண்டெல் ஹோம்ஸ், ஜூனியர்.

🇮🇳Telugu

అవమానకరమైన

పాత్ర లేదా నాణ్యత లేదా ప్రయోజనంలో పూర్తిగా ప్రభువు లేకపోవడం; ; - ఆలివర్ వెండెల్ హోమ్స్, జూనియర్.

🇮🇳Marathi

दुर्लक्षित

चारित्र्य किंवा गुणवत्तेमध्ये किंवा हेतूमध्ये पूर्णपणे खानदानीपणा नसणे; ; - ऑलिव्हर वेंडेल होम्स, जूनियर

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવગણનાવાળું

પાત્ર અથવા ગુણવત્તા અથવા હેતુમાં ખાનદાનીનો સંપૂર્ણ અભાવ; ; - ઓલિવર વેન્ડેલ હોમ્સ, જુનિયર.

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಜ್ಞಾನ

ಪಾತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಉದಾತ್ತತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ; ; - ಆಲಿವರ್ ವೆಂಡೆಲ್ ಹೋಮ್ಸ್, ಜೂ.

🇮🇳Malayalam

നികൃഷ്ടമായ

സ്വഭാവത്തിലോ ഗുണത്തിലോ ഉദ്ദേശ്യത്തിലോ കുലീനത പൂർണ്ണമായും ഇല്ല; ; - ഒലിവർ വെൻഡൽ ഹോംസ്, ജൂനിയർ.

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਦੇਖੀ

ਚਰਿੱਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਕੁਲੀਨਤਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ; ; - ਓਲੀਵਰ ਵੈਂਡਲ ਹੋਮਸ, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناگوار

کردار یا معیار یا مقصد میں شرافت کی مکمل کمی؛ ; - اولیور وینڈیل ہومز، جونیئر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不光彩的

完全缺乏品格、品质或目的的高贵； ; - 小奥利弗·温德尔·霍姆斯

🇯🇵Japanese

卑劣な

性格、資質、目的において高貴さがまったく欠けている。 ; - オリバー・ウェンデル・ホームズ・ジュニア

🇰🇷Korean

비열한

성격이나 자질, 목적에 있어 고귀함이 전혀 없습니다. ; - 올리버 웬델 홈즈 주니어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hèn hạ

hoàn toàn thiếu sự cao quý về tính cách, phẩm chất hoặc mục đích; ; - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

🇹🇭Thai

ต่ำต้อย

ขาดความสูงส่งในลักษณะหรือคุณภาพหรือวัตถุประสงค์โดยสิ้นเชิง ; - โอลิเวอร์ เวนเดลล์ โฮล์มส์ จูเนียร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tercela

sama sekali tidak memiliki keagungan dalam karakter atau kualitas atau tujuan; ; -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

🇲🇾Malay

hina

sama sekali tidak mempunyai keluhuran budi pekerti atau kualiti atau tujuan; ; - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حقير

يفتقر تمامًا إلى النبل في الشخصية أو الجودة أو الهدف؛ ; - أوليفر ويندل هولمز الابن.

🇮🇷Persian

حقیر

فاقد اشراف کامل در شخصیت یا کیفیت یا هدف؛ ; - الیور وندل هلمز جونیور

🇹🇷Turkish

alçak

karakter, nitelik veya amaç bakımından asaletten tamamen yoksun; ; -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

🇮🇱Hebrew

נבזה

חסר לחלוטין אצילות באופי או באיכות או במטרה; ; - אוליבר וונדל הולמס, ג'וניור.

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What is the primary definition of the word 'ignoble'?

The primary meaning of 'ignoble' is 'completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; ; - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'ignoble' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'ignoble' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'ignoble' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'ignoble' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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