Ignoble Definition

ignoble
adjective
  1. completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "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"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
  2. not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians"

"Ignoble" in song lyrics

See how ignoble is used in real songs:

  • "Gratter par la lame d'un opinel ignoble"
    IAM — Murs
  • "definitoin of ignoble"
    AOL — AOL
  • "definition of ignoble"
    AOL — AOL

Usage tips for "ignoble"

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