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Noble
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- 1 Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
"He made a noble effort."
- 2 Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.
"a noble edifice"
- 3 Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.
"noble blood; a noble personage"
- 4 Of an element, unreactive.
- 5 Belonging to a class of grape cultivars traditionally considered most favorable for winemaking, usually encompassing the six: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay, and Riesling.
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- 6 Both isohedral and isogonal.
- 1 impressive in size, manner, or appearance wordnet
- 2 having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character wordnet
- 3 of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times wordnet
- 4 inert especially toward oxygen wordnet
- 1 A surname.
- 2 Initialism of National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 A male given name.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Richland County, Illinois.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Jay County, Indiana.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Washington County, Iowa.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Noble Township.
- 1 An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
"This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century."
- 2 a titled peer of the realm wordnet
- 3 A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d. historical
"I lyked no thynge his playe, / For yf I had not quyckely fledde the touche, / He had plucte oute the nobles of my pouche."
Etymology
From Middle English noble, from Old French noble, from Latin nōbilis (“knowable, known, well-known, famous, celebrated, high-born, of noble birth, excellent”), from nōscere, gnōscere (“to know”). False cognate of Arabic نبيل (nabīl). Displaced native Middle English athel, from Old English æþele.
From Middle English noble, from Old French noble, from Latin nōbilis (“knowable, known, well-known, famous, celebrated, high-born, of noble birth, excellent”), from nōscere, gnōscere (“to know”). False cognate of Arabic نبيل (nabīl). Displaced native Middle English athel, from Old English æþele.
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