noble

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective (nobler ) 1 having fine personal qualities that people admire, such as courage, HONESTY and care for others: a noble leader * noble ideals / actions * He died for a noble cause. * It was very noble of you to go so far to take him home. compareIGNOBLE 2 very impressive in size or quality SYNSPLENDID: a noble building 3 belonging to a family of high social rank (= belonging to the nobility): a man of noble birth * one of the noblest families in Portugal nobly adverb: She bore the disappointment nobly. * to be nobly born noun a person who comes from a family of high social rank; a member of the nobility