Unnoble
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unnoble is an adjective meaning Not noble; ignoble; base.
Meaning
Not noble; ignoble; base.
More Meanings
- (metallurgy) Of a metal, being at the lower end of the electrochemical series, i.e. oxidising readily.
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) no longer noble
- (dated, chiefly pre 1900) Not of noble rank.
Example Sentences
unnoble metal
Yet from the commencement of mining there have been unnoble proprietors of mines, who belonged to the class of merchants.
Word Forms
- unnobles
- unnobling
- unnobled
Synonyms for unnoble
Depending on context, synonyms include base.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include swerving, unnobled, ignoble, nonroyal, antinoble, non-royal.
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