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Ignominy vs Indefatigable - What's the difference?

ignominy | indefatigable |

As a noun ignominy

is great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.

As an adjective indefatigable is

extremely persistent and untiring.

ignominy

English

Noun

(ignominies)
  • Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
  • * 2014 , Daniel Taylor, England and Wayne Rooney see off Scotland in their own back yard'' (in ''The Guardian , 18 November 2014)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/nov/18/scotland-england-international-friendly-match-report]
    • It was tribal, almost relentless and, in the case of the official England band, there was a degree of ignominy , too, for repeatedly playing a tune for which the words go “Fuck the IRA”, something that could lead to a full breakdown of their relationship with the FA.
  • * a.'' 1994 , (Bill Watterson), ''Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat , Andrews McMeel, ISBN 0-83621769-1, page 168:
    • Calvin:'' Our great plan backfired and ''I'm the one who got soaked! Oh, the shame! The ignominy !

    Related terms

    * ignominious

    indefatigable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extremely persistent and untiring.
  • *
    • but he was at the same time an excellent scholar, and most indefatigable in teaching the two lads.
  • * 1898 , :
    • All night long the Martians were hammering and stirring, sleepless, indefatigable , at work upon the machines they were making ready, and ever and again a puff of greenish-white smoke whirled up to the starlit sky.

    Synonyms

    * inexhaustible, tireless, unflagging, unsinkable, untiring, unwearying,

    Antonyms

    * defatigable (much less common)

    Derived terms

    * indefatigably * indefatigability * indefatigableness