noble

1 of 2

adjective

no·ble ˈnō-bəl How to pronounce noble (audio)

nobler ˈnō-b(ə-)lər How to pronounce noble (audio)

; noblest ˈnō-b(ə-)ləst How to pronounce noble (audio)

: possessing outstanding qualities : illustrious

was a noble king

: famous, notable

noble deeds

: of high birth or exalted rank : aristocratic

… my sire is of a noble line …

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

noble families

: possessing very high or excellent qualities or properties

noble wine

: very good or excellent

See that there be a noble supper provided …

R. B. Sheridan

: grand or impressive especially in appearance

noble edifice

a noble cathedral

: possessing, characterized by, or arising from superiority of mind or character or of ideals or morals : lofty

a noble ambition

a noble cause

: chemically inert or inactive especially toward oxygen

a noble metal such as platinum

compare base entry 3 sense 2a

nobleness

ˈnō-bəl-nəs How to pronounce noble (audio)

noun

nobly

ˈnō-blē

also -bə-lē

adverb

Example Sentences

Adjective He was a man of noble character. It was noble of her to come forward with this information. Noun an elite school for children of nobles

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Amid tension in 1980s India, three friends of different faiths unite in a noble yet dangerous effort to save hundreds in their town.

Jacob Siegal, BGR, 11 Sep. 2022 The Agojie here are universally noble and good and the enemy strictly bad, either brutes or mustache twirlers.

Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2022 The eldest Sharma sister, Kate shows up to town trying to find a suitable (and noble) husband for her sister, Edwina.

Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 9 Sep. 2022 Miriam Ungría y López is now the member of three noble families.

Emily Burack, Town & Country, 7 Sep. 2022 The hospital administration has suggested Baribeau’s willingness to take on the most desperate cases was a noble effort to help high-risk patients.

BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 To many, the reasons for going into Afghanistan probably seemed noble and clear.

Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022 For those with deep enough pockets, there is a mansion in Michigan that can grant a taste of that noble lifestyle.

Hunter Boyce, ajc, 2 Sep. 2022 Gorbachev – championed by Western nations for helping end the Cold War and awarded a noble peace prize for his efforts to slow the nuclear arms race – holds a legacy that stand at odds with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2022

Noun

The rebellion began in 1648, when an influential Cossack, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, saw his lands seized and his son attacked by a Polish noble.

Timothy Snyder, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2022 Researchers speculate the silver seal may have been owned by a noble who was unaware it was set with a Roman gem.

David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2021 That colonial label came from the same English noble—Thomas West of Wherwell, the third Baron De La Warr—whose name the English also stuck on a big river and a small colony, by its mouth, that later became a state.

Joshua Jelly-schapiro, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2021 Margaret was removed from power and forced into exile while John Stewart, the Duke of Albany—a pro-French, anti-England noble favored by Parliament, who also happened to be Margaret's late husband's cousin—took over as regent for her son, James V.

Liz Cantrell, Town & Country, 9 Oct. 2020 Menlo Castle Menlo Castle in western Ireland was built in the 16th century as an estate for the Blake family of English nobles.

Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2020 Also on this day: 44 B.C.: Julius Caesar is assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius.

Fox News, 15 Mar. 2020 This is partly because the country is a historical fusion of small states and cities that were once run by princes and nobles, all determined to prove their cultural prowess.

Catherine Hickley, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2020 Some researchers say the events of 378 may have been a more limited case of palace intrigue, with the nobles of one powerful region elbowing their way into the politics of another.

Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS, 27 Feb. 2020 See More

单词	nobly
释义	noble 1 of 2 adjective no·ble ˈnō-bəl nobler ˈnō-b(ə-)lər ; noblest ˈnō-b(ə-)ləst 1 a : possessing outstanding qualities : illustrious was a noble king b : famous, notable noble deeds 2 : of high birth or exalted rank : aristocratic … my sire is of a noble line … Samuel Taylor Coleridge noble families 3 a : possessing very high or excellent qualities or properties noble wine b : very good or excellent See that there be a noble supper provided … R. B. Sheridan 4 : grand or impressive especially in appearance noble edifice a noble cathedral 5 : possessing, characterized by, or arising from superiority of mind or character or of ideals or morals : lofty a noble ambition a noble cause 6 : chemically inert or inactive especially toward oxygen a noble metal such as platinum compare base entry 3 sense 2a nobleness ˈnō-bəl-nəs noun nobly ˈnō-blē also -bə-lē adverb noble 2 of 2 noun 1 : a person of noble rank or birth 2 : an old English gold coin equivalent to 6 shillings and 8 pence Synonyms Adjective aristocratic blue-blooded genteel gentle grand great highborn highbred patrician silk-stocking upper-class upper-crust wellborn Noun aristocrat blue blood gentle gentleperson patrician See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective He was a man of noble character. It was noble of her to come forward with this information. Noun an elite school for children of nobles Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Amid tension in 1980s India, three friends of different faiths unite in a noble yet dangerous effort to save hundreds in their town. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 11 Sep. 2022 The Agojie here are universally noble and good and the enemy strictly bad, either brutes or mustache twirlers. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2022 The eldest Sharma sister, Kate shows up to town trying to find a suitable (and noble) husband for her sister, Edwina. Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 9 Sep. 2022 Miriam Ungría y López is now the member of three noble families. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 7 Sep. 2022 The hospital administration has suggested Baribeau’s willingness to take on the most desperate cases was a noble effort to help high-risk patients. BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 To many, the reasons for going into Afghanistan probably seemed noble and clear. Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022 For those with deep enough pockets, there is a mansion in Michigan that can grant a taste of that noble lifestyle. Hunter Boyce, ajc, 2 Sep. 2022 Gorbachev – championed by Western nations for helping end the Cold War and awarded a noble peace prize for his efforts to slow the nuclear arms race – holds a legacy that stand at odds with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2022 Noun The rebellion began in 1648, when an influential Cossack, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, saw his lands seized and his son attacked by a Polish noble. Timothy Snyder, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2022 Researchers speculate the silver seal may have been owned by a noble who was unaware it was set with a Roman gem. David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2021 That colonial label came from the same English noble—Thomas West of Wherwell, the third Baron De La Warr—whose name the English also stuck on a big river and a small colony, by its mouth, that later became a state. Joshua Jelly-schapiro, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2021 Margaret was removed from power and forced into exile while John Stewart, the Duke of Albany—a pro-French, anti-England noble favored by Parliament, who also happened to be Margaret's late husband's cousin—took over as regent for her son, James V. Liz Cantrell, Town & Country, 9 Oct. 2020 Menlo Castle Menlo Castle in western Ireland was built in the 16th century as an estate for the Blake family of English nobles. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2020 Also on this day: 44 B.C.: Julius Caesar is assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius. Fox News, 15 Mar. 2020 This is partly because the country is a historical fusion of small states and cities that were once run by princes and nobles, all determined to prove their cultural prowess. Catherine Hickley, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2020 Some researchers say the events of 378 may have been a more limited case of palace intrigue, with the nobles of one powerful region elbowing their way into the politics of another. Lizzie Wade, Science \| AAAS, 27 Feb. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin nobilis well-known, noble, from noscere to come to know — more at know First Known Use Adjective 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing noble noble rot noble gas noble savage noble rot noble gas noble savage Kids Definition noble 1 of 2 adjective no·ble ˈnō-bəl nobler; noblest 1 : having or showing very fine or admirable qualities a noble deed He was a noble person of courage and honesty. 2 : of very high birth or rank a noble lady 3 : grand in appearance a noble cathedral noble 2 of 2 noun : a person of high birth or rank nobly adverb as in honorably in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals civil rights activists nobly striving for justice and equality Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance honorably heroically courageously gallantly magnanimously venerably greatly grandly bravely magnificently loftily majestically valiantly high-mindedly greatheartedly chivalrously Antonyms & Near Antonyms ignobly basely dishonorably wretchedly abominably pitiably nastily despicably contemptibly hatefully detestably currishly sorrily degenerately See More
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noble

adjective

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