Noble
/ˈnəʊbəl/ adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Very common ·Middle school level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Adjective
- 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.
Adjective
- 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
Proper Noun
- 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.
Example
More examples"Your sister looks as noble as if she were a princess."
Etymology
Etymology 1
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.
Etymology 2
From noble.