"unnoble" meaning in English

See unnoble in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unnoble [comparative], most unnoble [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English unnoble, equivalent to un- + noble. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unnoble}} Middle English unnoble, {{prefix|en|un|noble}} un- + noble Head templates: {{en-adj}} unnoble (comparative more unnoble, superlative most unnoble)
  1. (dated, chiefly pre 1900) Not of noble rank. Tags: dated Translations (not of noble rank): aateliton (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-unnoble-en-adj-o4~ds1ay Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 16 40 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 22 26 31 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 14 38 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 21 36 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 29 32 7 Disambiguation of 'not of noble rank': 71 20 9
  2. Not noble; ignoble; base.
    Sense id: en-unnoble-en-adj-W9ng8atv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 16 40 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 22 26 31 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 14 38 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 21 36 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 29 32 7
  3. (metallurgy) Of a metal, being at the lower end of the electrochemical series, i.e. oxidising readily. Categories (topical): Metallurgy Translations (metallurgy: oxidizing readily): epäjalo (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-unnoble-en-adj-6LKQNtJP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 16 40 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 22 26 31 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 14 56 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 14 38 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 21 36 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 29 32 7 Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'metallurgy: oxidizing readily': 30 13 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: base [metallurgy, engineering, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], base metal [metallurgy, engineering, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] Derived forms: unnobleness

Verb

Forms: unnobles [present, singular, third-person], unnobling [participle, present], unnobled [participle, past], unnobled [past]
Etymology: From Middle English unnoble, equivalent to un- + noble. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unnoble}} Middle English unnoble, {{prefix|en|un|noble}} un- + noble Head templates: {{en-verb}} unnoble (third-person singular simple present unnobles, present participle unnobling, simple past and past participle unnobled)
  1. (transitive) To make (someone or something) no longer noble Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unnoble-en-verb-1NVcQIA3 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 22 26 31 21
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