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

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  1. superl. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
  2. superl. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble edifice.
  3. superl. 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. n. A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.
  5. n. An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61.
  6. n. A European fish; the lyrie.
  7. v. t. To make noble; to ennoble.
  8. adj. impressive in size, manner, or appearance
  9. adj. of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times
  10. adj. having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character
  11. adj. inert especially toward oxygen
  12. n. a titled peer of the realm