Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IG-NO'BLE
IG-NO'BLE, a. [Fr. from L. ignobilis; in and nobilis. See Noble.]
- Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious.
- Mean; worthless; as, an ignoble plant.
- Base; not honorable; as, an ignoble motive.
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