Definitions for Noble

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Noble no·ble

Spelling: [noh-buh l]

IPA: /ˈnoʊ bəl/

Noble is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 62 anagrams from letters in Noble (belno).

Definitions for Noble

noun

1. a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician. Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
2. a former gold coin of England, first issued in 1346 by Edward III, equal to half a mark or 6s. 8d., replaced in 1464 under Edward IV by the rose noble.
3. (in Britain) a peer.

adjective

1. distinguished by rank or title.
2. pertaining to persons so distinguished.
3. of, belonging to, or constituting a hereditary class that has special social or political status in a country or state; of or pertaining to the aristocracy. Synonyms: highborn, aristocratic; patrician, blue-blooded. Antonyms: baseborn, lowborn; common, plebian; lower-class, working-class, middle-class, bourgeois.
4. of an exalted moral or mental character or excellence: Synonyms: lofty, elevated, high-minded, principled; magnanimous; honorable, estimable, worthy, meritorious. Antonyms: ignoble, base; vulgar, common.
5. admirable in dignity of conception, manner of expression, execution, or composition: Synonyms: grand, dignified, august. Antonyms: undignified, disreputable, unrespected.
6. very impressive or imposing in appearance: Synonyms: majestic, grand, stately; magnificent, imposing, splendid, impressive; regal, imperial, lordly. Antonyms: insignificant, mean, paltry; modest, plain, ordinary.
7. of an admirably high quality; notably superior; excellent. Synonyms: noteworthy, notable, outstanding, exemplary, exceptional. Antonyms: inferior, ordinary, unexceptional.
8. famous; illustrious; renowned. Synonyms: famed, celebrated, acclaimed, distinguished. Antonyms: unknown, obscure, unremarkable.
9. Chemistry. inert; chemically inactive.
10. Falconry. (of a hawk) having excellent qualities or abilities.

Origin of Noble

1175-1225; Middle English Old French Latin (g)nōbilis ‘notable, of high rank’, equivalent to (g)nō-, base of (g)nōscere ‘to get to know, find out’ (see know¹

Examples for Noble

And the string of episodes that aired before that were gripping, noble, and simply entertaining to watch.

"I give not the pip of an apple for king or for noble," cried the serf passionately.

It creates a cynicism in us that is not the most noble of things to dwell upon.

We must cultivate the noble virtues that have their root in pride.

Above all, our noble jester succeeds in his mission of laugh-producing.

Often he cursed himself as a wretch for paining that pure and noble heart.

If the noble experiment of American democracy is to mean anything, it is fidelity to the principle of freedom.

The skateboarder is as irredeemably evil as the others are noble.

The Nobel committee said he was continuing in the noble tradition of Mahatma Gandhi.

And of necessity, even the noble have their moments of deshabille.