noble
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4.4
- adjective
- /ˈnoʊbəl/
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noble
- She seemed a daughter of a noble family...
- a noble family
- of noble birth
- noble descent
This man is part of a noble dynasty.
- This man is part of a noble dynasty.
- He's named after Alexander the Great, Alexandrian Parakeet, and their scientific name, means of noble lineage, lineage of noble lineage.
Examples
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Only those of noble blood can serve as knights.
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This man is part of a noble dynasty.
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And indeed it was Mother who had the noble title; Father was merely a clever man.
Fiction book (1994) -
Do you think love between a noble and a commoner could ever work?
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I've heard that you are of noble birth yourself.
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In the following centuries, great noble families such as the Habsburgs and the Luxembourgs came to power.
Academic text (2008) -
The object of the quest is unattainable, but the quest itself is a noble and worthwhile thing.
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"Although I am now destitute, I am of noble birth, a descendant of Mexica kings.
Fiction book (1996) -
Nobles wore fine clothing and owned swords, and noble women possessed silver jewelry.
Academic text (1992) -
The duke is a noble who has inherited vast estates from generations of aristocrats.
Synonyms
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8.1
Belonging to a rich, important family
19
7.2
Like people from rich, important families who have high social rank
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9.1
Born into a noble family
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8.6
Having polite, elegant manners like upper class people
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7.5
A person from a noble or upper-class family
1
8.1
Grand and dignified in a way a rich, powerful person acts
1
8.5
Large and impressive, like a lord's old house or small castle
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7.4
A person from a noble or wealthy family with polite, refined manners
A person who comes from a rich or upper-class family
Belonging to the noble class and showing their manners and style
A person who has an official noble rank like baron or duke
A person from a noble family who can wear a small crown
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.4
A metal that does not get damaged by air or water, like gold and platinum
How Noble
Surface Forms
Etymology
Noble comes from the Latin word nobilis, which means 'well-known' or 'famous'; families of high birth were often 'well-known', so the word came to mean people of high social rank.