The difference between Ignoble and Noble
When used as adjectives, ignoble means not noble, whereas noble means having honorable qualities.
Noble is also noun with the meaning: an aristocrat.
check bellow for the other definitions of Ignoble and Noble
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Ignoble as an adjective:
Not noble; plebeian; common.
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Ignoble as an adjective:
Not honorable; base.
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Ignoble as an adjective:
Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.
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Noble as a noun:
An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
Examples:
"This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century."
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Noble as a noun (now, historical):
A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d.
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Noble as an adjective:
Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
Examples:
"He made a noble effort."
"He is a noble man who would never put his family in jeopardy."
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Noble as an adjective:
Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.
Examples:
"a noble edifice"
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Noble as an adjective:
Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.
Examples:
"'noble blood; a noble personage"
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Noble as an adjective (geometry, of a [[polyhedron]]):
Both isohedral and isogonal.
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Compare with synonyms and related words:
- common vs ignoble
- ignoble vs plebeian
- ignoble vs vulgar
- ignoble vs noble
- degenerate vs ignoble
- ignoble vs mean
- base vs ignoble
- ignoble vs vile
- ignoble vs low-minded
- ignoble vs reproachful
- ignoble vs shameful
- disgraceful vs ignoble
- ignoble vs noble
- honorable vs ignoble
- great vs noble
- honorable vs noble
- ignoble vs noble
- mean vs noble
- noble vs vile
- despicable vs noble
- noble vs superior
- inferior vs noble
- noble vs plebeian