ignoble

Adjective

Dishonorable or contemptible; not noble in character or purpose.
completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; ; - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
- "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"

Adjective Satellite

not of the nobility
- "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"

Adj

Not noble; plebeian; common.
Not honorable; base.
Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.
Of an element, dangerously reactive.

Verb

To make ignoble; to bring low.

Examples

To sacrifice a good scoring position for an ignoble two-letter word felt strategically unwise.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ignoble, from Latin ignōbilis, from in- (“not”) + gnōbilis, later nōbilis (“noble”).

Synonyms

ungentle, untitled, base, common, degenerate, disgraceful, low-minded, mean, plebeian, reproachful, shameful, vile, vulgar

Antonyms

noble, honorable

Scrabble Score: 10

ignoble: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ignoble: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ignoble: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

ignoble: valid Words With Friends Word