Noble - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈnəʊbl|  American pronunciation of the word noble
Brit.  |ˈnəʊb(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word noble

noun

- a titled peer of the realm (syn: lord, nobleman)

adjective

- impressive in appearance (syn: baronial, imposing, stately)
a noble tree
severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses
- inert especially toward oxygen
a noble gas such as helium or neon
noble metals include gold and silver and platinum

Extra examples

He was a man of noble character.

It was noble of her to come forward with this information.

...an elite school for children of nobles...

It's very noble of you to spend all your weekends helping the old folk.

The Marquis would have to marry a woman of noble blood.

“Many good morrows to my noble lord!” Shakespeare, Richard III

...in medieval legend Sir Galahad is the nonesuch of the noble knight with a pure and unselfish heart...

They claim to be of noble ancestry.

...the noble savage was a stereotype that appealed to 18th-century intellectuals, who viewed European civilization as decadent and corrupt...

The history of two most noble captains of the world, Hannibal and Scipio.

We entered into a noble forest.

A noble anger was gleaming over his wan face.

The general ruck of our politicians have scarcely a vestige of noble principle.

He was trying to make out which was noble and which was valet.

Your sentiments and conduct are worthy of the noble house you descend from.

Word forms

noun
singular: noble
plural: nobles
adjective
comparative: nobler
superlative: noblest
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