Ig‐no″ble (?), a. [L. ignobilis; pref. in- not + nobilis noble: cf. F. ignoble. See In- not, and Noble, a.] 1. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble.
I was not ignoble of descent. Shak.
Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants. Shak.
2. Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base.
'T is but a base, ignoble mind,
That mounts no higher than a bird can soar. Shak.
Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. Gray.
3. (Zoöl.) Not a true or noble falcon; — said of certain hawks, as the goshawk.
Syn. — Degenerate; degraded; mean; base; dishonorable; reproachful; disgraceful; shameful; scandalous; infamous.