unnoble
unnoble · more unnoble · most unnoble
Not of noble rankNot of noble rank.
» All sensory pleasures activate the minds of the noble-natured. They shut down the minds of the unnoble.
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3 senses(dated)Not of noble rank.
Not noble; ignoble; base.
Of a metal, being at the lower end of the electrochemical series, i.e. oxidising readily.
unnoble metal
Examples
1 sentencesAll sensory pleasures activate the minds of the noble-natured. They shut down the minds of the unnoble.
Origin
From Middle English unnoble, equivalent to un- + noble.From Middle English unnoble, equivalent to un- + noble.
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Forms
more unnoble, most unnoble| Comparative | more unnoble Lesson |
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| Superlative | most unnoble Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.