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English adjective: noble | |||
| 1. | noble impressive in appearance | ||
| Samples | A baronial mansion. An imposing residence. A noble tree. Severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses. Stately columns. | ||
| Synonyms | baronial, imposing, stately | ||
| Similar | impressive | ||
| Antonyms | unimpressive | ||
| 2. | noble of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times | ||
| Samples | Of noble birth. | ||
| Similar | aristocratic, aristocratical, august, blue, blue-blooded, coroneted, gentle, grand, highborn, imperial, kinglike, kingly, lordly, majestic, monarchal, monarchical, patrician, princely, purple, queenlike, queenly, regal, royal, royal, titled | ||
| Antonyms | lowborn | ||
| 3. | noble having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character | ||
| Samples | A noble spirit. Noble deeds. | ||
| Similar | dignifying, elevated, ennobling, exalted, grand, greathearted, high-flown, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, magnanimous, noble-minded, rarefied, rarified, sublime | ||
| See also | honorable, honourable | ||
| Attribute | grandeur, magnanimousness, nobility, nobleness | ||
| Antonyms | ignoble | ||
| 4. | noble inert especially toward oxygen | ||
| Samples | A noble gas such as helium or neon. Noble metals include gold and silver and platinum. | ||
| Similar | unreactive | ||
| Antonyms | reactive | ||
English noun: noble | |||
| 1. | noble (person) a titled peer of the realm | ||
| Synonyms | Lord, nobleman | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | male aristocrat | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | armiger, baron, burgrave, count, duke, grandee, margrave, marquess, marquis, mesne lord, milord, palatine, palsgrave, peer, sire, thane, viscount | ||
| Instance hyponym | Don Juan, Mortimer, Roger de Mortimer | ||
| Antonyms | noblewoman, peeress, lady | ||
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