ignoble

Definition

Not noble; plebeian; common.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ignoble, from Latin ignōbilis, from in- (“not”) + gnōbilis, later nōbilis (“noble”).

Example Sentences

• "I was not ignoble of descent."
• "A base, ignoble mind, / That mounts no higher than a bird can soar."
• "far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife"