ignoble

• Qualifie des actions, des motifs ou des personnes considérés comme moralement bas, déshonorants ou dépourvus de noblesse.

Describes actions, motives, or people that are considered morally base, dishonorable, or lacking in nobility.

1. Lacking moral characterC1formal

   Completely lacking in nobility, honor, or moral quality; base or dishonorable.

   moralement abject

   • His ignoble actions betrayed his friends for personal gain.
   • She was ashamed of her ignoble motives in the deal.
   • The politician's ignoble behavior shocked the public.

   Synonymesabjectbasecontemptibledebaseddespicabledishonorablelowmeanshamefulsordidunworthyvile

   Antonymesdignifiedethicalhonorableloftymoralnoblerighteousuprightvirtuousworthy

2. Not of noble birthC2formal

   Not belonging to the nobility; of common or low birth.

   de naissance non noble

   • He was of ignoble origin but rose to great power.
   • The knight looked down upon those of ignoble birth.
   • In medieval times, ignoble families had fewer rights.

   Synonymesbaseborncommonhumblelowbornlowlyplebeian

   Antonymesaristocraticgentlenoblepatrician