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noble



noble [noble nobles nobler noblest] adjective, noun BrE [ˈnəʊbl] NAmE [ˈnoʊbl]
adjective (no·blerBrE [ˈnəʊblə(r)] ; NAmE [ˈnoʊblər] nob·lestBrE [ˈnəʊblɪst] ; NAmE [ˈnoʊblɪst] )
1. having fine personal qualities that people admire, such as courage, ↑honesty and care for others
a noble leader
noble ideals
He died for a noble cause.
It was very noble of you to go so far to take him home.
compare ignoble
2. very impressive in size or quality
Syn: splendid
a noble building
3. belonging to a family of high social rank (= belonging to the ↑nobility )
Syn: aristocratic
a man of noble birth
one of the noblest families in Portugal

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin (g)nobilis ‘noted, high-born’, from an Indo-European root shared by ↑know.

Example Bank:
He was a young man of noble birth.
Intermarriage between the noble families means that all the counts are related.
She died in a noble cause.
Derived Word:nobly
 
noun
a person who comes from a family of high social rank; a member of the ↑nobility
Syn: aristocrat

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin (g)nobilis ‘noted, high-born’, from an Indo-European root shared by ↑know.

Example Bank:
The cost of the arch was met by Milanese nobles.
The regime was supported by a group of powerful nobles.

 

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