Noble
WordNet
adjective
(1) Impressive in appearance
"A baronial mansion"
"An imposing residence"
"A noble tree"
"Severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"
"Stately columns"
(2) Having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character
"A noble spirit"
"Noble deeds"
(3) Of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times
"Of noble birth"
(4) Inert especially toward oxygen
"A noble gas such as helium or neon"
"Noble metals include gold and silver and platinum"
noun
(5) A titled peer of the realm
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Etymology
noble from noble. Replaced native athel "noble" (from æþele) and hathel, hathelle "noble, nobleman" (from the merger of æþele "nobleman" and hæleþ "hero").
Noun
- An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood
- A medieval coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Adjective
- Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character
- He made a noble effort.
Adjective
- noble
- Le néon est un gaz noble.