noble Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a titled peer of the realm
nobleman; Lord.
adjective satellite impressive in appearance
imposing; baronial; stately.
- a baronial mansion
- an imposing residence
- a noble tree
- severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses
- stately columns
adjective of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times
- of noble birth
adjective having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character
- a noble spirit
- noble deeds
adjective satellite inert especially toward oxygen
- a noble gas such as helium or neon
- noble metals include gold and silver and platinum

F. noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known, famous, highborn, noble, fr.noscere to know. See know.

comparative Nobler ; superlative Noblest

Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong To nobler poets for a nobler song. Dryden.
Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble edifice.
Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage. ✍ Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded. Syn. -- Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted; superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious; renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand; magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.

A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.
An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61.
(Zoöl.) A European fish; the lyrie.

To make noble; to ennoble. Obs.
Thou nobledest so far forth our nature. Chaucer.