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noble

/ˈnəʊbəl/

noun

Meaning

  • 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.

adjective

Meaning

  • Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.

    "He is a noble man who would never put his family in jeopardy."

  • Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.

    "a noble edifice"

  • Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.

    "noble blood; a noble personage"

  • (of a polyhedron) Both isohedral and isogonal.

Synonyms

great,
honorable,
superior