adj
Meaning 1
Not of noble rank.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Qualifier: chiefly pre 1900
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Standard Lemma guide
unnoble
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adj
Meaning 2
Not noble; ignoble; base.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Of a metal, being at the lower end of the electrochemical series, i.e. oxidising readily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Examples
- unnoble metal
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verb
Meaning 4
To make (someone or something) no longer noble
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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History
Etymology
From Middle English unnoble, equivalent to un- + noble.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: aateliton — not of noble rank
- Finnish: epäjalo — metallurgy: oxidizing readily