ignoble

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adjective

1. Having or proceeding from low moral standards: base², low, low-down, mean², sordid, squalid, vile. See right/wrong.
2. Lacking high station or birth: baseborn, common, déclassé, declassed, humble, lowly, mean², plebeian, unwashed, vulgar. Archaic base². See over/under.

adj

Definition: lowly, unworthy
Antonyms: dignified, grand, high, honorable, noble, reputable, respectable, worthy

IN BRIEF: Low in character or purpose; dishonorable.

I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life. — Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), American statesman (26th U.S. president: 1901-09), from speech before the Hamilton Club, Chicago, April 10,1899.

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For a list of words related to ignoble, see:

• Cold, Unfriendly, Irritable, or Cruel
• Bad, False, Evil, Insincere, or Dishonest

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lav, gemen, uværdig

Nederlands (Dutch)
laag(hartig)

Français (French)
adj. - infâme (sout), vil (un nature), humble (des origines) (littér)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - niedrig, schändlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ποταπός

Italiano (Italian)
ignobile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ignóbil

Русский (Russian)
подлый, простонародный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - innoble, vil, bajo, miserable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - gemen, ovärdig, skamlig, oadlig, enkel, usel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
卑贱的, 不名誉的, 卑鄙的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 卑賤的, 不名譽的, 卑鄙的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 성품이 저열한, 비천한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 生まれの卑しい, 下劣な, 下品な, 恥ずべき

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خسيس, حقير المولد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שפל, נבזה, מביש, ממעמד נמוך‬

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