noble
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noblest\ ˈnō-b(ə-)ləst
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Synonyms & Antonyms for noble
Synonyms: Adjective
aristocratic, blue-blooded, genteel, gentle, grand, great, highborn, highbred, patrician, silk-stocking, upper-class, upper-crust, wellborn
Synonyms: Noun
aristocrat, blue blood, gentle, gentleperson, patrician
Antonyms: Adjective
baseborn, common, humble, ignoble, low, lower-class, lowly, mean, nonaristocratic, plebeian, ungenteel
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Examples of noble in a Sentence
Adjective
He was a man of noble character. It was noble of her to come forward with this information.Noun
an elite school for children of nobles
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Never mind, as the show’s catalogue points out, that the actual Quentin was a Roman noble captured and tortured by Roman authorities in the early 4th century. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, "‘Medieval Monsters’ exhibit at Cleveland Museum of Art surveys images used to inspire fear, hatred and wonder," 1 Sep. 2019 But Apple's case doesn't rely solely on its claim that Corellium's goals are less than noble. — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, "Apple sues company that sells “perfect replicas” of iOS without a license," 16 Aug. 2019 College football was seen as a worthy and noble enterprise: amateurs playing for school pride. — Ralph D. Russo, courant.com, "How college football became the pipeline to the NFL," 11 Aug. 2019 These beautiful and noble creatures suffer painful and shocking injuries and death due to the racing industry’s lust for revenue and power. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: Due to the racing industry’s lust for money, horses suffer," 5 July 2019 Catholicism teaches a lot of important and noble values, but the institution has really acted in ways contradicting those values. — Christina Capatides, CBS News, "Catholic Church spent $10.6 million on lobbyists to fight legislation that would benefit victims of child sex abuse," 5 June 2019 But what if there is scant succor to be had, and our true natures are not noble but necrotic, pestilential? — Constance Grady, Vox, "Elite library sorters race to process books in cutthroat competition," 17 Nov. 2018 These days, the American public square is less than noble. — Christopher Demuth Sr., National Review, "Repairing Our Fractured Politics," 11 Jan. 2018 By answering some common questions, this step-by-step guide will take you through the more noble goal of avoiding the debates altogether. — Nikhil Sonnad, Quartz, "How to not watch the second 2020 Democratic primary debates," 31 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
That allowed the hard-up nobles to issue, in 1770, the first Pfandbrief: a tradable bond, secured on individual properties and the assets of the whole Landschaft. — The Economist, "The Pfandbrief, a fixture of German finance, turns 250," 29 Aug. 2019 Portraits of Mughal rulers, or of nobles cavorting, can be lovely. — New York Times, "The Week in Arts: Tom Hiddleston in ‘Betrayal’; Beck Takes the Stage in Queens," 10 Aug. 2019 Many nobles who had fought against Russia went into exile, waiting for an opportunity to resume the struggle against Catherine. — National Geographic, "This 'pretender princess' tried to steal Catherine the Great's throne," 6 Aug. 2019 Although God and nobles were summarily banished, French food was mercifully not. — Jim Kempton, Orange County Register, "Follow the French: A look at the French influence on cuisine around the world," 2 Aug. 2019 Hate shows itself as the nobles travel with a band of Crows; the law-enforcement organization known as the Hawks are often involved in horrific attacks. — Caroline Tew, EW.com, "EW talks YA: One of our favorite teen tales of the year takes July's top spot," 2 Aug. 2019 As the nobles once dined in splendor, their tombs lay in splendor. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, "Dijon’s Masterpiece of a Museum, Brilliantly Renovated," 20 July 2019 Historically, Rasputin was a mystic who gained considerable influence in the court of Tsar Nicholas II, only to be assassinated by a conspiring group of nobles in 1916. —