Definitions for noble
ˈnoʊ bəlno·ble

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 10 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Lord, noble, nobleman(adj)

   a titled peer of the realm

2. baronial, imposing, noble, stately(adj)

   impressive in appearance

   "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"

3. noble(adj)

   of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times

   "of noble birth"

4. noble(adj)

   having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character

   "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"

5. noble(adj)

   inert especially toward oxygen

   "a noble gas such as helium or neon"; "noble metals include gold and silver and platinum"

Wiktionary(4.60 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. noble(Noun)

   An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.

   This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century.

2. noble(Noun)

   A medieval coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries.

3. noble(Adjective)

   Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character

Webster Dictionary(3.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Noble

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

2. Noble

   grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble edifice

3. 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

4. Noble(noun)

   a person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer

5. Noble(noun)

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

6. Noble(noun)

   a European fish; the lyrie

7. Noble(verb)

   to make noble; to ennoble

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Noble

   nō′bl, adj. illustrious: high in rank or character: of high birth: magnificent: generous: excellent.—n. a person of exalted rank: a peer: an obsolete gold coin=6s. 8d. sterling.—n. Nō′bleman, a man who is noble or of rank: a peer: one above a commoner.—adj. Nō′ble-mind′ed, having a noble mind.—ns. Nōble-mind′edness; Nō′bleness, the quality of being noble: excellence in quality: dignity: greatness by birth or character: ingenuousness: worth; Nobless′, Noblesse′ (Spens.), nobility: greatness: the nobility collectively; Nō′blewoman, the fem. of Nobleman.—adv. Nō′bly.—Noble art, boxing; Noble metals (see Metal).—Most noble, the style of a duke. [Fr.,—L. nobilis, obs. gnobilis—noscĕre (gnoscĕre), to know.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'noble' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3138

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'noble' in Adjectives Frequency: #830

Anagrams for noble »

1. nobel

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of noble in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of noble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of noble in a Sentence

1. Marcus Aurelius:

   A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.

2. Norman Pearlstine:

   I believe many men, under similar circumstances, have shared my preference for silence while encouraging women to assert their reproductive rights, while eschewing opinion, I believe burying the facts is neither moral nor noble in the face of heated emotions and recent efforts to make abortion again illegal. I think it important to remind Norman Pearlstine and to tell others what life was like before Roe vs. Wade.

3. Ruckett:

   A vulgar mind is proud in prosperity and humble in adversity. A noble mind is humble in prosperity and proud in adversity.

4. Sherri Aguilar:

   The best tree to use for the upside down tree is a 4-foot noble pine or noble fir, because the branches stick out very straight, do the lights on it first before the ornaments, or you will just end up crying.

5. Feltham:

   I never yet found pride in a noble nature nor humility in an unworthy mind.

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