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ignobleness

ignobleness

9.9
A lack of honor and low moral character
  • noun
  • /ɪɡˈnoʊblnəs/
translation icon : ignominia
  • She regretted the moment of ignobleness that led her to act selfishly.

Examples

  • His betrayal revealed a shocking degree of ignobleness that no one had suspected.

  • The story illustrates the ignobleness often found in those obsessed with power.

  • His ignobleness was evident in his selfish actions.

  • The ignobleness of the act shocked everyone.

  • His ignobleness was evident when he betrayed his closest friend for personal gain.

  • The politician's ignobleness shocked the community, as they had expected integrity and honor.

  • She regretted her moments of ignobleness, knowing they contradicted her values of honesty and respect.

Synonyms

ignobility
vsignobleness
  • Archaic
9.7

A state of being shameful and without honor

is the same meaning but uses a different noun form

Antonyms

nobility
  • Formal
16 5.0

Being morally good and acting with kindness and honor

How Noble

nobility
  • Formal
16 5.0
honor
  • US
∞ 2.2
decency
155 3.0
ignobleness
9.9
dishonor
  • US
35 5.1

Surface Forms

ignobleness singular
ignoblenesses plural

Morphology

ignobleness = ignoble (semi-transparent) = ig + noble + ness

The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'ignoble' with the productive suffix '-ness', creating 'the quality of being ignoble'.

Etymology

The word ignobleness comes from Latin parts in- meaning 'not' and nobilis meaning 'noble', the same root as the English word noble. So ignobleness simply means being 'not noble' — low in character or lacking honor, which is why it means baseness.