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. Serbian proverb:

   Be humble for you are made of dung. Be noble for you are made of stars.

2. Keli Carender:

   I understand people have noble goals, but at some point we have to say, you can’t violate my rights to achieve this noble goal.

3. Walter Lippmann:

   The ordinary politician has a very low estimate of human nature. In his daily life he comes into contact chiefly with persons who want to get something or to avoid something. Beyond this circle of seekers after privileges, individuals and organized minorities, he is aware of a large unorganized, indifferent mass of citizens who ask nothing in particular and rarely complain. The politician comes after a while to think that the art of politics is to satisfy the seekers after favors and to mollify the inchoate mass with noble sentiments and patriotic phrases.

4. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   True, the lion is a mighty, noble animal, but it is an animal nevertheless!..

5. Sanskrit Proverb:

   Those noble men who falsehood dread In wealth and glory ever grow, As flames with greater brightness glow With oil in ceaseless flow when fed.

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