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Noble
Noble No"ble, n.
1. A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.
2. An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin,
of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A European fish; the lyrie.
Noble
Noble No"ble, v. t.
To make noble; to ennoble. [Obs.]
Thou nobledest so far forth our nature. --Chaucer.
NobleNoble No"ble, a. [Compar. Nobler; superl. Noblest.] [F.
noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known,
famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See know.]
1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above
whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;
magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong To nobler
poets for a nobler song. --Dryden.
2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble
edifice.
3. Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility;
distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title;
highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.
Note: Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded.
Noble metals (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so
called from their freedom from oxidation and permanence in
air. Copper, mercury, aluminium, palladium, rhodium,
iridium, and osmium are sometimes included.
Syn: Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted;
superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious;
renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand;
magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.
Meaning of noble from wikipedia
- Look up
Noble,
noble,
nobler, or
nobly in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
noble is a
member of the nobility.
Noble may also
refer to:
Noble Glacier...
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Barnes &
Noble Booksellers is an
American bookseller with the
largest number of
retail outlets in the
United States. The
company operates approximately...
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nobility may
constitute substantial advantages over or
relative to non-
nobles or
simply formal functions (e.g., precedence), and vary by
country and by...
- The
noble gases (historically the
inert gases,
sometimes referred to as aerogens) are the
members of
group 18 of the
periodic table:
helium (He), neon...
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Noble House may
refer to:
Noble house (term) or dynasty, a
noble or
aristocratic family of high
social status or rank
Noble House (novel), a 1981 book...
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Chelsea Cameron (née
Noble; born
Nancy Mueller;
December 4, 1964) is an
American actress known for her role as Kate
McDonnell on the ABC
television sitcom...
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Noble Automotive Ltd, more
commonly known simply as
Noble, is an
English sports car
manufacturer based in Leicester.
Noble Automotive Ltd. was established...
- literature, the Myth of the
Noble savage refers to a
stock character who is
uncorrupted by civilization. As such, the "
noble"
savage symbolizes the innate...
- In Buddhism, the Four
Noble Truths (Sanskrit: चत्वारिआर्यसत्यानि, romanized: catvāriāryasatyāni; Pali: cattāri ariyasaccāni; "The Four arya satya") are...
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Count George Noble Plunkett (3
December 1851 – 12
March 1948) was an
Irish nationalist politician,
museum director and biographer, who
served as Minister...
