Ignoble — Defs

01 a. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble.

1.
Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble.
“I was not ignoble of descent.” — Shak.

“Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants.” — Shak.
2.
Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base.
“'T is but a base, ignoble mind, That mounts no higher than a bird can soar.” — Shak.

“Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife.” — Gray.
3.
Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as the goshawk.(Zool.)

02 v. t. To make ignoble.