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   ignobility
         n 1: the quality of being ignoble [syn: {ignobleness},
               {ignobility}]

English Dictionary: ignobly by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ignoble
adj
  1. completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
    Antonym(s): noble
  2. not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians"
    Synonym(s): ignoble, ungentle, untitled
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ignobleness
n
  1. the quality of being ignoble [syn: ignobleness, ignobility]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ignobly
adv
  1. in a currish manner; meanspiritedly; "he behaved ignobly"
    Synonym(s): currishly, ignobly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Flower-de-luce \Flow"er-de-luce"\, n. [Corrupted fr.
      fleur-de-lis.] (Bot.)
      A genus of perennial herbs ({Iris}) with swordlike leaves and
      large three-petaled flowers often of very gay colors, but
      probably white in the plant first chosen for the royal French
      emblem.
  
      Note: There are nearly one hundred species, natives of the
               north temperate zone. Some of the best known are {Iris
               Germanica}, {I. Florentina}, {I. Persica}, {I.
               sambucina}, and the American {I. versicolor}, {I.
               prismatica}, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Iconophilist \I`co*noph"i*list\, n. [Gr. e'ikw`n an image + [?]
      to love.]
      A student, or lover of the study, of iconography.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Igniferous \Ig*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. ignifer; ignis fire + ferre
      to bear.]
      Producing fire. [R.] --Blount.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ignify \Ig"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ignified}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Ignifying}.] [L. ignis fire + -fy.]
      To form into fire. [R.] --Stukeley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ignifluous \Ig*nif"lu*ous\, a. [L. ignifluus; ignis fire +
      fluere to flow.]
      Flowing with fire. [Obs.] --Cockerman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ignify \Ig"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ignified}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Ignifying}.] [L. ignis fire + -fy.]
      To form into fire. [R.] --Stukeley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ignify \Ig"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ignified}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Ignifying}.] [L. ignis fire + -fy.]
      To form into fire. [R.] --Stukeley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ignipotence \Ig*nip"o*tence\, n.
      Power over fire. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ignipotent \Ig*nip"o*tent\, a. [L. ignipotens; ignis fire +
      potens powerful.]
      Presiding over fire; also, fiery.
  
               Vulcan is called the powerful ignipotent. --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ignivomous \Ig*niv"o*mous\, a. [L. ignivomus; ignis fire +
      vomere 8vomit.]
      Vomiting fire. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ignobility \Ig`no*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. ignobilitas: cf. F.
      ignobilit[82].]
      Ignobleness. [Obs.] --Bale.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ignoble \Ig*no"ble\, a. [L. ignobilis; pref. in- not + nobilis
      noble: cf. F. ignoble. See {In-} not, and {Noble}, a.]
      1. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious;
            plebeian; common; humble.
  
                     I was not ignoble of descent.            --Shak.
  
                     Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants. --Shak.
  
      2. Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base.
  
                     'T but a base, ignoble mind, That mounts no higher
                     than a bird can soar.                        --Shak.
  
                     Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. --Gray.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain
            hawks, as the goshawk.
  
      Syn: Degenerate; degraded; mean; base; dishonorable;
               reproachful; disgraceful; shameful; scandalous;
               infamous.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ignoble \Ig*no"ble\, v. t.
      To make ignoble. [Obs.] --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ignobleness \Ig*no"ble*ness\, n.
      State or quality of being ignoble.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ignobly \Ig*no"bly\, adv.
      In an ignoble manner; basely.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Isonephelic \I`so*ne*phel"ic\, a. [Iso- + Gr. [?] a cloud.]
      (Phys. Geog.)
      Having, or indicating, an equal amount of cloudiness for a
      given period; as, isonephelic regions; an isonephelic line.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Isonville, KY
      Zip code(s): 41149

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   ICMP
  
      {Internet Control Message Protocol}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   ICMP Router Discovery Protocol
  
      (IRDP) A {routing} {protocol} used by {Microsoft
      Windows} {DHCP} clients and various {Unix} flavors.
  
      {Vulnerability
      (http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/Most_DHCP_clients_are_vulnerable_to_an_IRDP_attack.html)}.
  
      [Details?   Reference?]
  
      (1999-10-31)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   iCOMP
  
      {Intel Comparative Microprocessor Performance index}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   IEEE Computer Society
  
      The society of the {IEEE} which publishes the journal
      "Computer".
  
      {Home (http://www.computer.org/)}.
  
      (1995-03-10)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   IGMP
  
      {Internet Group Management Protocol}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   ISMAP
  
      (World-Wide Web) An attribute of the {HTML} tag (inline
      image) which specifies that if the image is selected, the
      {browser} will generate a request indicating the coordinates
      of the point which was clicked.   This request is then
      interpreted by the server by mapping certain regions of the
      image to certain actions.
  
      {Documentation
      (http://www.utirc.utoronto.ca/HTMLdocs/NewHTML/image.html)}.
  
      (1995-02-14)
  
  
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