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 Definitions of Noble  [ˈnoʊ bəl]  

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Definition of 'Noble' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) noble
distinguished by rank or title.

2.  noble
pertaining to persons so distinguished.

3.  noble
of, belonging to, or constituting a hereditary class that has special social or political status in a country or state; aristocratic.

4.  noble
of an exalted moral character or excellence.

5.  noble
imposing; magnificent.

6.  noble
of an admirably high quality.

7.  noble
inert; chemically inactive.

8. (n.) noble
a person of noble birth or rank.

9.  noble
a former gold coin of England.

Etymology:  (1175–1225; < OF < L (g)nōbilis notable, of high rank, from (g)nō(scere) to get to know)

Definition of 'Noble' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) Lord, noble, nobleman
a titled peer of the realm

2. (adj) baronial, imposing, noble, stately
impressive in appearance
"a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"

3. (adj) noble
of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times
"of noble birth"

4. (adj) noble
having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character
"a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"

5. (adj) noble
inert especially toward oxygen
"a noble gas such as helium or neon"; "noble metals include gold and silver and platinum"


Definition of 'Noble' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) noble
honorable and principled
a noble gesture

2.  noble
relating to the nobility
My noble lord.


Definition of 'Noble' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Noble
a person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer

2. (noun) Noble
an English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61

3. (noun) Noble
a European fish; the lyrie

4.  Noble
possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart

5.  Noble
grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble edifice

6.  Noble
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

7. (verb) Noble
to make noble; to ennoble


Definitions of 'Noble' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  Noble
a gold coin first minted by Edward III., formerly current in the country; worth 6s. 8d., and ultimately 10s., when the value of the gold increased.


Translation of 'Noble' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: honourable; unselfish
a noble mind; a noble deed.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: edel Arabic flag Arabic: نَبيل الشُّعور Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: благороден
Brazilian flag Brazilian: digno Czech flag Czech: ušlechtilý, šlechetný German flag German: edel
Danish flag Danish: ædel; fin Greek flag Greek: ευγενικός, ανώτερος Spanish flag Spanish: noble
Estonian flag Estonian: üllas Farsi flag Farsi: متواضع؛ مودب Finnish flag Finnish: jalo
French flag French: noble Hebrew flag Hebrew: אָצִיל Hindi flag Hindi: कुलीन
Croatian flag Croatian: plemenit, sjajan Hungarian flag Hungarian: nemes Indonesian flag Indonesian: mulia
Icelandic flag Icelandic: göfuglyndur Italian flag Italian: nobile Japanese flag Japanese: 高潔な
Korean flag Korean: 고귀한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kilnus, garbingas Latvian flag Latvian: cēls; cildens
Malay flag Malay: mulia Dutch flag Dutch: edel Norwegian flag Norwegian: edel, fin, nobel
Polish flag Polish: szlachetny Persian flag Persian: متواضع؛ مودب Pashto flag Pashto: متواضع او با ادبه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: digno Romanian flag Romanian: nobil Russian flag Russian: благородный, великодушный
Slovak flag Slovak: šľachetný Slovenian flag Slovenian: plemenit Serbian flag Serbian: plemenit
Swedish flag Swedish: ädel, nobel Thai flag Thai: มิคุณธรรมสูง Turkish flag Turkish: soylu, asil, yüce
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 高尚無私的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: благородний Urdu flag Urdu: محترم، بے لوث
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cao quý Chinese flag Chinese: 高尚的

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