Ignoble vs Pusillanimous - What's the difference?
ignoble | pusillanimous |
Not noble; plebeian; common.
* Shakespeare
Not honorable; base.
* Shakespeare
* Gray
Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.
Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity
* 1882 — , On the Decay of the Art of Lying [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2572/2572.txt].
As adjectives the difference between ignoble and pusillanimous
is that ignoble is not noble; plebeian; common while pusillanimous is showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity.ignoble
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I was not ignoble of descent.
- A base, ignoble mind, / That mounts no higher than a bird can soar.
- far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife
Quotations
* (English Citations of "ignoble")Synonyms
* (common) common, plebeian, vulgar * (not honorable) degenerate, mean, base, despicable, dishonorable, reproachful, shameful, disgraceful, vileAntonyms
* (common) noble * (not honorable) noble, honorableDerived terms
* ignobility * ignobleness * ignoblyAnagrams
* ----pusillanimous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The soldier deserted his troop in a pusillanimous manner.
- Therefore, the wise thing is for us diligently to train ourselves to lie thoughtfully, judiciously; to lie with a good object, and not an evil one; to lie for others' advantage, and not our own; to lie healingly, charitably, humanely, not cruelly, hurtfully, maliciously; to lie gracefully and graciously, not awkwardly and clumsily; to lie firmly, frankly, squarely, with head erect, not haltingly, tortuously, with pusillanimous mien, as being ashamed of our high calling.