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Noble
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What's The Definition Of Noble?
[n] a titled peer of the realm
[adj] having high moral qualities; "a noble spirit"; "a solid citizen"; "an upstanding man"; "a worthy successor" [adj] impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" [adj] having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds" [adj] of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth" [adj] inert especially toward oxygen; "a noble gas such as helium or neon"; "noble metals include gold and silver and platinum" Synonyms | Synonyms for Noble: aristocratic | aristocratical | august | baronial | blue | blue-blooded | coroneted | dignifying | ennobling | exalted | gentle | grand | greathearted | highborn | high-flown | high-minded | honorable | honourable | idealistic | imperial | imposing | impressive | kinglike | kingly | lofty | Lord | lordly | magnanimous | majestic | monarchal | monarchical | nobleman | noble-minded | patrician | princely | purple | queenlike | queenly | rarefied | rarified | regal | royal | solid | stately | titled | unreactive | upstanding | worthy Related Terms | Find terms related to Noble: acclaimed | admirable | advantageous | archduke | aristocrat | aristocratic | armiger | august | auspicious | awe-inspiring | awful | Babylonian | barbaric | baron | baronet | baronial | beneficial | benevolent | big | bighearted | blameless | blue blood | blue-blooded | bon | bonny | Brahman | braw | bueno | capital | celebrated | changeless | chivalrous | Christian | clean | cogent | commendable | conspicuous | constant | Corinthian | count | courtly | creditable | daimio | decent | deluxe | dignified | distinguished | ducal | duke | earl | elaborate | elegant | elevated | eminent | erect | esquire | esteemed | estimable | ethical | exalted | excellent | exceptional | expedient | exquisite | extraordinary | extravagant | fair | faithful | famous | fancy | favorable | fine | full of integrity | generous | genteel | gentle | gentleman | gentlemanlike | gentlemanly | gentlewoman | glorious | godlike | good | goodly | grand | grand duke | grandee | grandiose | grave | great | great of heart | greathearted | handsome | healthy | held in esteem | helpful | heroic | hidalgo | high | high-class | highly esteemed | highly regarded | highly reputed | highly respectable | high-minded | high-principled | high-ranking | honest | honorable | honored | idealistic | illustrious | immaculate | immutable | imposing | impressive | in favor | in good odor | in high favor | incommutable | inconvertible | incorruptible | indefeasible | inert | inspiring | insusceptible of change | intransmutable | invariable | inviolate | irreproachable | irretrievable | irreversible | irrevocable | just | kind | kinglike | kingly | knightly | lace-curtain | lady | ladylike | laird | landgrave | largehearted | lasting | laudable | lauded | law-abiding | law-loving | law-revering | liberal | lofty | lord | lordling | lordly | loyal | luxurious | magisterial | magnanimous | magnate | magnificent | magnifico | majestic | manly | margrave | marked | marquis | memorable | meritorious | moral | moralistic | moving | nice | nobleman | noble-minded | noblewoman | none | nonreturnable | nonreversible | notable | noted | noteworthy | of gentle blood | of mark | of rank | openhanded | optimate | outstanding | palatial | palsgrave | patrician | peer | permanent | pleasant | plush | posh | prestigious | princelike | princely | principled | profitable | prominent | proud | pure | queenlike | queenly | quite the lady | rare | regal | remarkable | rememberable | renowned | reputable | respectable | respected | revered | reverend | reverseless | rich | right | righteous | right-minded | ritzy | royal | salient | sedate | seigneur | seignior | self-sacrificing | serious | signal | silk-stocking | skillful | soaring | sober | solemn | sound | special | splendacious | splendid | splendiferous | spotless | squire | stainless | stately | statuesque | staunch | steadfast | sterling | striking | stunning | sublime | sumptuous | superb | superfancy | superfine | swank | swanky | swell | telling | thoroughbred | titled | towering | true | true-dealing | true-devoted | true-disposing | truehearted | true-souled | true-spirited | trustworthy | unalterable | unalterative | unaltered | unblemished | unchangeable | unchanged | unchanging | uncorrupt | uncorrupted | undefiled | undeflectable | undeviating | unforgettable | unimpeachable | unmodifiable | unremitting | unrestorable | unreturnable | unspotted | unstained | unsullied | unsusceptible | untarnished | unvariable | unvarying | upper-cruster | upright | uprighteous | upstanding | useful | valid | venerable | venerated | very good | virtuous | viscount | waldgrave | weighty | well-thought-of | worshipful | worthy | yeomanly See Also | armiger | Baron | burgrave | count | Don Juan | Duke | grandee | male aristocrat | margrave | marquess | marquis | mesne lord | milord | Mortimer | palatine | palsgrave | peer | Roger de Mortimer | sire | thane | viscount Noble In Webster's Dictionary \No"ble\, a. [Compar. {Nobler}; superl. {Noblest}.] [F.
noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known,
famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See {know}.]
1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above
whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;
magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong To nobler
poets for a nobler song. --Dryden.
2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble
edifice.
3. Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility;
distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title;
highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.
Note: Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded.
{Noble metals} (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so
called from their freedom from oxidation and permanence in
air. Copper, mercury, aluminium, palladium, rhodium,
iridium, and osmium are sometimes included.
Syn: Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted;
superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious;
renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand;
magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.
\No"ble\, n. 1. A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer. 2. An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A European fish; the lyrie. \No"ble\, v. t. To make noble; to ennoble. [Obs.] Thou nobledest so far forth our nature. --Chaucer. |
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