noble
Syllables: no·bleUK/ˈnəʊbəl//ˈnoʊbəl/
noble noun: an aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
Noun
noble (plural nobles)
- An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
- This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century.
- A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d.
- I lyked no thynge his playe, / For yf I had not quyckely fledde the touche, / He had plucte oute the nobles of my pouche.1499, John Skelton, The Bowge of Courte
- And who shall then stick closest to ye, and excite others? not he who takes up armes for cote and conduct, and his four nobles of Danegelt.1644, John Milton, Areopagitica, page 34
Adjective
noble (comparative nobler or more noble, superlative noblest or most noble)
- Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
- He made a noble effort.
- He is a noble man who would never put his family in jeopardy.
- Antonyms:
- despicable, ignoble, mean, vile
- Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.
- a noble edifice
- He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.
- noble blood; a noble personage
- Synonyms:
- superior
- Of an element, unreactive.
- Belonging to a class of grape cultivars traditionally considered most favorable for winemaking, usually encompassing the six: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay, and Riesling.
- Both isohedral and isogonal.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Noble
Noble
- A surname.
- A male given name.
- A son, Atticus Noble Stewart, was born to Tracey Williams and Joseph Stewart of Silver Spring.2002 December 26, “Montgomery Birth Announcements”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
- A village in Richland County, Illinois.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Jay County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Iowa.
- A village in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri.
- A city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma.
- A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Noble Township.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: NOBLE
NOBLE
- Initialism of National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.
noble meaning in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Gujarati
noble in Hindi
- aristocrat
- कुलीन kulīn, अभिजात abhijāt
- having honorable qualities
- कुलीन kulīn, आर्य ārya
- grand, magnificent, splendid
- महान mahān
- of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
- कुलीनता kulīntā
noble in Telugu
- ఉదాత్తుడు
noble in Kannada
- ಉದಾತ್ತ
noble in Gujarati
- ઉમદા
More languagesFewer languages
- noble in Odia
- ସମ୍ଭ୍ରାନ୍ତ
- noble in Arabic
- نَبِيل nabīl, شريف šarīf, كَرِيم karīm, شَرِيف šarīf
- noble in Indonesian
- mulia
- noble in Persian
- نجیبزاده najib-zâde, شریف šarif, نجیب najib, عظیم azim
- noble in Vietnamese
- quý tộc, cao quý, cao thượng
Examples of noble in a sentence
- There, before the high altar, as the choir's voices soared upwards to the blue, star-flecked ceiling, Henry knelt and made his offering of a ‘noble in gold’, 6s 8d.2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 93:
- But I want you to know that I am fighting for a noble cause. / Yes, you're trying to save the world.1997, 1:44:10 from the start, in The Fifth Element (Science Fiction / Action), →ISBN, →OCLC:
- Wouldn't it be nobler by far to fight the good fight with all the weapons available: a firm bass voice, a wagging finger, the Bible?2001 June 10, Walter Kim, “What Do You Tell The Kids?”, in TIME, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2016, retrieved 16 Jul 2014:
Synonyms of noble
Antonyms
Forms of noble
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | nobles |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | nobler |
| comparative | more noble |
| superlative | noblest |
| superlative | most noble |
Origin of noble
From Middle English noble, from Old French noble, borrowed from Latin nōbilis (“knowable, known, well-known, famous, celebrated, high-born, of noble birth, excellent”), from nōscere, gnōscere (“to know”). False cognate of Arabic نبيل (nabīl). Displaced native Middle English athel, from Old English æþele.
From noble.
Words formed from noble
- Le Noble
- Nobleboro
- Noble County
- Nobleford
- Noble Park
- Noblesville
- Nobleton
- half-noble
- noble gas
- nobleman
- angel-noble
- antinoble
- ennoble
- nobility
- noble art
- noble birth
- noble-born
- noblebright
- noble chafer
- noble eightfold path
- noble experiment
- noble fir
- noble hops
- noble lie
- noble metal
- noble-minded
- nobleness
- noble polyhedron
- noble rot
- noble savage
- noblewoman
- nobly
- nonnoble
- rose noble
- unnoble
- unnobled
Phrases with noble
- noble firs
- noble lies
- noble gases
- Noble Prize
- noble metals
- Noble Prizes
- Charley Noble
- Charlie Noble
- noble chafers
- noble savages
- noble polyhedra
- Noble Sanctuary
2 more phrasesFewer phrases
Words that rhyme with noble
Questions about noble
- What does noble mean?
- Noble means an aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
- What is noble in Hindi?
- Noble in Hindi is कुलीन (kulīn), अभिजात (abhijāt), आर्य (ārya). See Noble meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use noble in a sentence?
- There, before the high altar, as the choir's voices soared upwards to the blue, star-flecked ceiling, Henry knelt and made his offering of a ‘noble in gold’, 6s 8d.
- What part of speech is noble?
- Noble can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce noble?
- Noble is pronounced /ˈnəʊbəl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of noble?
- The plural of noble is nobles.
Words near noble in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: noble (page history and authors); Noble (page history and authors); NOBLE (page history and authors); noble (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); noble (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); noble (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); noble (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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