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