Synonyms for noble
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : noh-buh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnoʊ bəl |
Top 10 synonyms for noble
- archduchess
- archduke
- august
- beneficent
- benign
- big
- blue blood
- bounteous
- count
- countess
- courtly
- cultivated
- duchess
- duke
- elevated
- eminent
- emperor
- empress
- first-rate
- generous
- gentle
- gentleman
- gentlewoman
- great-hearted
- high-minded
- highborn
- honorable
- humane
- imperial
- imposing
- impressive
- kingly
- lady
- liberal
- lofty
- lord
- magnanimous
- magnificent
- meritorious
- patrician
- peer
- preeminent
- prince
- princess
- queenly
- refined
- remarkable
- reputable
- royalty
- silk stocking
- splendid
- stately
- sublime
- supreme
- sympathetic
- titled
- tolerant
- upright
- virtuous
- wellborn
- worthy
Définition of noble
Origin :- c.1200, "illustrious, distinguished; worthy of honor or respect," from Old French noble "of noble bearing or birth," from Latin nobilis "well-known, famous, renowned; excellent, superior, splendid; high-born, of superior birth," earlier *gnobilis, literally "knowable," from gnoscere "to come to know," from PIE root *gno- "to know" (see know). The prominent Roman families, which were "well known," provided most of the Republic's public officials.
- Meaning "distinguished by rank, title, or birth" is first recorded late 13c. Sense of "having lofty character, having high moral qualities" is from c.1600. A noble gas (1902) is so called for its inactivity or intertness; a use of the word that had been applied in Middle English to precious stones, metals, etc., of similar quality (late 14c.), from the sense of "having admirable properties" (c.1300).
- adj aristocratic
- adj dignified, excellent
- noun member of royal or important family
- And of necessity, even the noble have their moments of deshabille.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Often he cursed himself as a wretch for paining that pure and noble heart.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Above all, our noble jester succeeds in his mission of laugh-producing.
- Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
- "I give not the pip of an apple for king or for noble," cried the serf passionately.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- We must cultivate the noble virtues that have their root in pride.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- Even Enobarbus is conquered at the last by Antony's noble magnanimity.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- A noble avenue of plane-trees leads from the station to the ancient town.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- When she had despatched the noble author, her ladyship indulged her laughter.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The Assistant Commissioner himself did not turn into the noble building.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- That was a very pretty trick that I played on the most noble marquis at Granada.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
Antonyms for noble
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