Noble definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

noble in American English ; 1. distinguished by rank or title ; 2. pertaining to persons so distinguished ; 3. of, belonging to, or constituting a hereditary class ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglishthoughvideo Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'noble'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× noble (noʊbəl ) Wordforms:pluralnobles ,comparativenobler ,superlativenoblest 1. adjective Ifyousaythatsomeoneisanobleperson,youadmireandrespectthembecausetheyareunselfishandmorallygood. [approval]Hewasanuprightandnoblemanwhowasalwayswillingtohelpinanywayhecould. Iwantedsomuchtobelievehewaspureandnoble. Synonyms:worthy,generous,upright,honourable MoreSynonymsofnoble nobly adverb[ADVERBwithverb]Eric'ssisterhadnoblyvolunteeredtohelpwiththegardening. Theyhavesupportedusnoblyinthiswar. 2. adjective Ifyousaythatsomethingisanobleidea,goal,oraction,youadmireitbecauseitisbasedonhighmoralprinciples. [approval]HehadimplicitfaithinthenobleintentionsoftheEmperor. We'llalwaysjustifyouractionswithnoblesoundingtheories. Theircausewasnoble. 3. adjective Ifyoudescribesomethingasnoble,youthinkthatitsappearanceorqualityisveryimpressive,makingitsuperiortootherthingsofitstype. ...thegreatparkswiththeirnobletrees. Thehorseisthenoblestanimal. 4. adjective[usuallyADJECTIVEnoun] Noblemeansbelongingtoahighsocialclassandhavingatitle. ...richandnoblefamilies. Althoughhewasofnoblebirth,helivedasapoorman. Synonyms:aristocratic,lordly,titled,gentle[archaic] MoreSynonymsofnoble 5. countablenoun[usuallyplural] Informertimes,peoplewhobelongedtoahighsocialclassandhadtitlessuchas 'Baron'or'Duke'werereferredtoasnobles. MoreandmorenoblesmadeMoscowtheirhomeduringCatherine'sreign. Synonyms:lordorlady,peer,aristocrat,noblemanorwoman MoreSynonymsofnoble MoreSynonymsofnoble COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof noble Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'noble' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'noble' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'funrun' HindiTranslationof'noble' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency nobleinBritishEnglish (ˈnəʊbəl ) adjective1. oforrelatingtoahereditaryclasswithspecialsocialorpoliticalstatus,oftenderivedfromafeudalperiod 2. oforcharacterizedbyhighmoralqualities;magnanimous anobledeed 3. havingdignityoreminence;illustrious 4. grandorimposing;magnificent anobleavenueoftrees 5. ofsuperiorqualityorkind;excellent anoblestrainofhorses 6. chemistrya. (ofcertainelements)chemicallyunreactive b. (ofcertainmetals,espcopper,silver,andgold)resistingoxidation 7. falconrya. designatinglong-wingedfalconsthatcapturetheirquarrybystoopingonitfromabove Compareignoble b. designatingthetypeofquarryappropriatetoaparticularspeciesoffalcon noun8. apersonbelongingtoaprivilegedsocialorpoliticalclasswhosestatusisusuallyindicatedbyatitleconferredbysovereignauthorityordescent 9. (intheBritishIsles)apersonholdingthetitleofduke,marquess,earl,viscount,orbaron,orafeminineequivalent 10. aformerBritgoldcoinhavingthevalueofonethirdofapound CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsnobleness(ˈnobleness)noun nobly(ˈnobly)adverb WordoriginC13:viaOldFrenchfromLatinnōbilis,originally,capableofbeingknown,hencewell-known,noble,fromnosceretoknow WordFrequency nobleinAmericanEnglish (ˈnoʊbəl ) adjectiveWordforms:ˈnoblerorˈnoblest1.  havingeminence,renown,fame,etc.;illustrious 2.  havingorshowinghighmoralqualitiesorideals,orgreatnessofcharacter;lofty 3.  havingexcellentqualities;superior 4.  grand;stately;splendid;magnificent anobleview 5.  ofhighhereditaryrankortitle;aristocratic 6.  chemicallynonreactive,esp.withacidsandair;precious;puresaidofmetals,esp.gold,platinum,etc.;alsosaidofanyofthesixinert,or nearlyinert,raregasesingroupVIIIAoftheperiodictable noun7.  apersonhavinghereditaryrankortitle;nobleman;peer 8.  aformergoldcoinofEngland Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsnobleness(ˈnobleness) noun WordoriginOFr