unnoble
English
adj
Definitions
- (dated) Not of noble rank.
- Not noble; ignoble; base.
- (metallurgy) Of a metal, being at the lower end of the electrochemical series, i.e. oxidising readily.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English unnoble prefix from English noble.
Origin
English
noble
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antinoble English
- ennoble English
- noble English
- noblebright English
- nobleman English
- nobleness English
- nobler English
- noblewoman English
- nobly English
- nonnoble English
- unnobleness English
- unnobly English
- noble French
- unnoble Middle English
- unnoblenesse Middle English
- noble Old French