Dictionary Definition
noble adj
1 having high moral qualities; "a noble spirit";
"a solid citizen"; "an upstanding man"; "a worthy successor" [syn:
solid, upstanding, worthy]
2 impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion";
"an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen
sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" [syn: baronial, imposing, stately]
3 of or belonging to or constituting the
hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of
noble birth" [ant: lowborn]
4 having or showing or indicative of high or
elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds" [ant: ignoble]
5 inert especially toward oxygen; "a noble gas
such as helium or neon"; "noble metals include gold and silver and
platinum" n : a titled peer of the realm [syn: Lord, nobleman] [ant: Lady, Lady]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From noble.Noun
- An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood
Antonyms
Translations
aristocrat
- Czech: šlechtic
Adjective
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
having honorable qualities
See also
French
Etymology
From nobilis.Pronunciation
Adjective
- noble
- Le néon est un gaz noble.
Noun
fr-noun mDerived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From nobilis.Adjective
Related terms
Extensive Definition
Noble can refer to:
- Nobility, a hereditary caste
- Noble gas, chemical elements in group 18 (old-style Group 0) of the periodic table
- Noble metal, metals that are resistant to corrosion or oxidation
- Noble polyhedron, polyhedra which are isohedral (face-transitive) and isogonal (vertex-transitive).
- Noble (English coin), a medieval gold coin
- Noble (Manx coin), a platinum bullion coin
- Noble and Greenough School, a private boarding and day school in Massachusetts.
Locations in the United States
People
- Brian Noble (rugby league), rugby head coach of the Bradford Bulls
- David Noble (canyoner), explorer who discovered the Wollemi Pin
- David F. Noble, historian
- David W. Noble, historian
- Elmer Noble, parasitologist
- Emma Noble, actress and model, former daughter in law of Sir John Major
- Gladwyn Kingsley Noble (1894–1940), American zoologist
- Sir Iain Noble, 3rd Baronet, champion of Gaelic from Skye
- James Noble, 19th century U.S. senator
- James Noble (actor), 20th century U.S. actor
- Jamie Noble, professional wrestler
- Mark Noble (English football)
- Matthew Noble, British sculptor
- Noble (musician), guitarist of indie/rock band British Sea Power
- Reg Noble, a former NHL Hockey player
- Richard Noble, former land speed record holder
- Ross Noble, a British stand-up comedian, born in Cramlington, England
- T. Tertius Noble, British organist and composer
- William Arthur Noble, American missionary in Korea
- Miguel de la Espriella, Colombian artist who goes by the name of "Noble"
- Benoît Noble,French Red Cross of Paris
Fictional Characters
- Donna Noble, a companion in the sci-fi series Doctor Who and her parents - Geoff and Sylvia Noble.
Businesses
- Noble Automotive Ltd, a British automobile manufacturer
- Noble Corporation, a Cayman Islands company providing offshore drilling rigs and platforms
- Noble Energy, an American company engaged in the exploration for and production of petroleum and natural gas
- Noble Group, Hong Kong-based trading firm
Acronyms
NOBLE may refer to:- National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
- North of Boston Library Exchange, a cooperative effort of 28 libraries
See also
noble in German: Noble
noble in Dutch: Noble
noble in Japanese: ノーブル
noble in Polish: Noble
noble in Volapük: Noble
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Babylonian, Brahman, Christian, Corinthian, acclaimed, admirable, advantageous, archduke, aristocrat, aristocratic, armiger, august, auspicious, awe-inspiring,
awful, barbaric, baron, baronet, baronial, beneficial, benevolent, big, bighearted, blameless, blue blood,
blue-blooded, bon, bonny, braw, bueno, capital, celebrated, changeless, chivalrous, clean, cogent, commendable, conspicuous, constant, count, courtly, creditable, daimio, decent, deluxe, dignified, distinguished, ducal, duke, earl, elaborate, elegant, elevated, eminent, erect, esquire, esteemed, estimable, ethical, exalted, excellent, exceptional, expedient, exquisite, extraordinary, extravagant, fair, faithful, famous, fancy, favorable, fine, full of integrity, generous, genteel, gentle, gentleman, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, gentlewoman, glorious, godlike, good, goodly, grand, grand duke, grandee, grandiose, grave, great, great of heart, greathearted, handsome, healthy, held in esteem,
helpful, heroic, hidalgo, high, high-class, high-minded,
high-principled, high-ranking, highly esteemed, highly regarded,
highly reputed, highly respectable, honest, honorable, honored, idealistic, illustrious, immaculate, immutable, imposing, impressive, in favor, in good
odor, in high favor, incommutable, inconvertible, incorruptible, indefeasible, inert, inspiring, insusceptible of
change, intransmutable, invariable, inviolate, irreproachable, irretrievable, irreversible, irrevocable, just, kind, kinglike, kingly, knightly, lace-curtain,
lady, ladylike, laird, landgrave, largehearted, lasting, laudable, lauded, law-abiding, law-loving,
law-revering, liberal,
lofty, lord, lordling, lordly, loyal, luxurious, magisterial, magnanimous, magnate, magnificent, magnifico, majestic, manly, margrave, marked, marquis, memorable, meritorious, moral, moralistic, moving, nice, noble-minded, nobleman, noblewoman, none, nonreturnable, nonreversible, notable, noted, noteworthy, of gentle blood,
of mark, of rank, openhanded, optimate, outstanding, palatial, palsgrave, patrician, peer, permanent, pleasant, plush, posh, prestigious, princelike, princely, principled, profitable, prominent, proud, pure, queenlike, queenly, quite the lady,
rare, regal, remarkable, rememberable, renowned, reputable, respectable, respected, revered, reverend, reverseless, rich, right, right-minded, righteous, ritzy, royal, salient, sedate, seigneur, seignior, self-sacrificing,
serious, signal, silk-stocking, skillful, soaring, sober, solemn, sound, special, splendacious, splendid, splendiferous, spotless, squire, stainless, stately, statuesque, staunch, steadfast, sterling, striking, stunning, sublime, sumptuous, superb, superfancy, superfine, swank, swanky, swell, telling, thoroughbred, titled, towering, true, true-dealing, true-devoted,
true-disposing, true-souled, true-spirited, truehearted, trustworthy, unalterable, unalterative, unaltered, unblemished, unchangeable, unchanged, unchanging, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undefiled, undeflectable, undeviating, unforgettable, unimpeachable, unmodifiable, unremitting, unrestorable, unreturnable, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, unsusceptible, untarnished, unvariable, unvarying, upper-cruster,
upright, uprighteous, upstanding, useful, valid, venerable, venerated, very good, virtuous, viscount, waldgrave, weighty, well-thought-of,
worshipful, worthy, yeomanly