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
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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