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  • 1ignoble — [ iɲɔbl ] adj. • 1694 fig. « grossier, sans distinction »; fin XIVe innoble « roturier »; lat. ignobilis « non noble » 1 ♦ (1718) Qui est vil, moralement bas. ⇒ abject, infâme. C est un personnage ignoble. Un ignoble individu. Conduite ignoble.… …

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  • 2ignoble — ig|no|ble [ıgˈnəubəl US ˈnou ] adj formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: ignobilis, from in not + gnobilis, nobilis ( NOBLE1)] ignoble thoughts, feelings, or actions are ones that you should feel ashamed or embarrassed about ▪ ignoble… …

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  • 3ignoble — adjective formal ignoble thoughts, feelings, or actions are ones that you should feel ashamed or embarrassed about ignobly adverb …

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  • 6sordid — adjective 1》 involving ignoble actions and motives. 2》 dirty or squalid. Derivatives sordidly adverb sordidness noun Origin ME: from Fr. sordide or L. sordidus, from sordere be dirty …

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  • 7sordid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) involving ignoble actions and motives. 2) dirty or squalid. DERIVATIVES sordidly adverb sordidness noun. ORIGIN Latin sordidus, from sordere be dirty …

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  • 8sordidly — sordid ► ADJECTIVE 1) involving ignoble actions and motives. 2) dirty or squalid. DERIVATIVES sordidly adverb sordidness noun. ORIGIN Latin sordidus, from sordere be dirty …

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  • 9sordidness — sordid ► ADJECTIVE 1) involving ignoble actions and motives. 2) dirty or squalid. DERIVATIVES sordidly adverb sordidness noun. ORIGIN Latin sordidus, from sordere be dirty …

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  • 10bas — 1. bas, basse [ ba, bas ] adj., n. m. et adv. • déb. XIIe; bas lat. bassus I ♦ Dans l espace 1 ♦ Qui a peu de hauteur. Maison basse. Mur bas. Salle basse. Un appartement bas de plafond. Table basse. Voiture très basse. ⇒ surbaissé. Loc. Être bas… …

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