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gnōbilis, e, altlat. = nobilis, s. Fest. p. 174 (b), 27 Muell. not. cr.
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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
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
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ignobile — /i ɲɔbile/ agg. [dal lat. ignobĭlis, in origine sconosciuto; non distinto; comune , der. di gnobĭlis, forma ant. di nobĭlis nobile , col pref. in in 2 ]. 1. (lett.) [che non è nobile di nascita, di bassa condizione sociale e sim.] ▶◀ plebeo.… … Enciclopedia Italiana
ignoble — ig|no|ble [ıgˈnəubəl US ˈnou ] adj formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: ignobilis, from in not + gnobilis, nobilis ( NOBLE1)] ignoble thoughts, feelings, or actions are ones that you should feel ashamed or embarrassed about ▪ ignoble… … Dictionary of contemporary English
noble — [13] Etymologically, to be noble is simply to be ‘well known’. The word reached English via Old French noble from Latin nōbilis. But this was only a later form of an original gnōbilis (preserved in the negative form ignoble [16]), which was… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
ignoble — (adj.) mid 15c., of low birth, from M.Fr. ignoble, from L. ignobilis unknown, undistinguished, obscure; of base birth, not noble, from assimilated form of in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + gnobilis well known, famous, renowned, of… … Etymology dictionary
noble — {{11}}noble (adj.) c.1200, illustrious, distinguished; worthy of honor or respect, from O.Fr. noble of noble bearing or birth, from L. nobilis well known, famous, renowned; excellent, superior, splendid; high born, of superior birth, earlier… … Etymology dictionary
ignoble — adjective (ignobler, ignoblest) 1》 not honourable; base. 2》 of humble origin or social status. Derivatives ignobility noun ignobly adverb Origin ME: from Fr., or from L. ignobilis, from in not + gnobilis, older form of nobilis noble … English new terms dictionary
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