ignoble Copy link Outline I. Of descent, origin1. ignōbĭlis, e (implying absence of honorary distinction)2. obscūrusII. In moral sense, low, base • ignoble: I. Of descent, origin: 1. ignōbĭlis, e (implying absence of honorary distinction): the i. reign of (Ser.) Tullius, Tulli ig. regnum, Hor. S. 1, 6, 9: Liv. Join: inglorius atque ignobilis, Cic. Tusc. 3, 24, init. 2. obscūrus: of i. birth, [humili atque] obs. loco natus, Cic. Verr. 5, 70, 181; obs. ortus majoribus, id. Off. 1, 32, 116. II. In moral sense, low, base: ĭnhŏnestus, turpis, dēgĕner, etc.: v. dishonourable, degenerate.