Noble

/ˈnəʊbəl/

noun

  1. An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.

    This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century.

  2. A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d.

adjective

  1. Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.

    He is a noble man who would never put his family in jeopardy.

  2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.

    a noble edifice

  3. Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.

    noble blood; a noble personage

Synonyms: great, honorable, superior

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