The difference between Ignoble and Vulgar

When used as adjectives, ignoble means not noble, whereas vulgar means debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene.


Vulgar is also noun with the meaning: a common, ordinary person.

check bellow for the other definitions of Ignoble and Vulgar

  1. Ignoble as an adjective:

    Not noble; plebeian; common.

  2. Ignoble as an adjective:

    Not honorable; base.

  3. Ignoble as an adjective:

    Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.

  1. Vulgar as an adjective:

    Debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene.

  2. Vulgar as an adjective (classical sense):

    Having to do with ordinary, common people.

  1. Vulgar as a noun (classicism):

    A common, ordinary person.