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Definition of noble-minded in English: noble-mindedadjective Having an honourable, generous character. the mighty sacrifice made by those noble-minded men for the good of our country Example sentencesExamples - Reports had preceded her which even if they had been unfounded would have thrown any noble-minded woman into agonies of distress.
- A person cannot be called noble-minded if he or she cares nothing about others.
- It would be stupid to ignore the extent to which the industry's confluence of interests with the most reactionary forces corrupts the products of even its most noble-minded artists.
- I find it impossible to subject myself to aesthetic outpourings about the beauty of landscapes on the part of noble-minded and sensitive persons whose prejudices prevent them from going to the theater.
- It has pushed the idea that corporations are simply noble-minded job creation engines, that realize the importance of working for the sustainablity of our society.
- Beethoven was blunt, irascible, and ambitious, though good-natured, noble-minded, and idealistic.
- In this time of rap-rock, movies like I Am Sam, which is gentle, heartwarming and noble-minded, don't stand much of a chance.
- Condorcet was undoubtedly a most sincere, generous and noble-minded man.
- In the pursuit of wealth the noble-minded individual comes under the sway of an alien power.
- Equality ought to make men noble-minded.
Synonyms high-principled, principled, honourable, moral, upright, upstanding, right-minded, right-thinking, good, honest, decent, ethical, righteous, virtuous, worthy, idealistic
Derivatives noun It brought out the very best in people: altruism, tolerance, noble-mindedness, and openness to others. Example sentencesExamples - Critics have often been content to interpret this scene as evidence of Hartmut's noble-mindedness that will not permit him to do anything dishonourable.
- They are expected to set examples of noble-mindedness, and therefore money should not be the key element from which they derive confidence and motivation.
- In Japan, children from the age of three or four, using tiny violins, develop high sensibility and noble-mindedness through the music of Bach and Mozart.
- His goal was always the cultivation of a high-flown noble-mindedness after the pattern of Ancient Rome.
Synonyms integrity, principle, honour, honourableness, morals, morality, uprightness, right-mindedness, decency, goodness, honesty, righteousness, rectitude, probity, virtue, nobility, scrupulousness, incorruptibility
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