noble
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- worthy, generous, honourable, magnanimous, upright, virtuous
- aristocratic, blue-blooded, highborn, lordly, patrician, titled
- great, dignified, distinguished, grand, imposing, impressive, lofty, splendid, stately
[noun]
Synonyms:
- lord, aristocrat, nobleman, peer

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Antonyms: cheap, ignoble, unnoble, base
Contrasted words: beggarly, contemptible, despicable, scurvy, sorry
Related Words: eminent, illustrious

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. no‧ble¹ /ˈnəʊbəl $ ˈnoʊ-/ adjective
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin nobilis]

1. morally good or generous in a way that is admired:
It’s very noble of you to spend all your weekends helping the old folk.
noble ideals

2. [only before noun] belonging to the nobility
noble family/blood/birth etc
a member of an ancient noble family
The Marquis would have to marry a woman of noble blood.

3. something that is noble is very impressive and beautiful:
the old church with its noble tower

4. noble gas/metal technical a noble gas or metal is not affected chemically by other substances ⇒ base metal

5. noble savage literary someone who comes from a society that is less developed or interested in money than western countries, making them morally better than people who live in western countries

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. noble² noun [countable]
a member of the highest social class with a title such as ‘Duke’ or ‘Countess’
⇒ commoner

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