English Explanatory Dictionary

unnoble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not of noble rank.
  2. Not noble; ignoble; base.
  3. Of a metal, being at the lower end of the electrochemical series, i.e. oxidising readily.
verb
  1. To make (someone or something) no longer noble

Word forms

unnoble more unnoble most unnoble unnobles unnobling unnobled

Etymology

From Middle English unnoble, equivalent to un- + noble.

Synonyms

base base metal

Derived words

unnobleness
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