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noble

Definition for noble

adjective as in aristocratic

adjective as in dignified, excellent

Strongest matches

benevolent, brilliant, charitable, dignified, distinguished, extraordinary, gracious, grand, great, high-minded, honorable, humane, imposing, lofty, magnificent, splendid, virtuous, worthy

Weak matches

beneficent, benign, big, bounteous, courtly, cultivated, eminent, first-rate, generous, great-hearted, impressive, magnanimous, meritorious, preeminent, refined, remarkable, reputable, stately, sublime, supreme, sympathetic, tolerant

noun as in member of royal or important family

Strong matches

archduchess, archduke, count, countess, duchess, duke, emperor, empress, gentleman, gentlewoman, lady, lord, patrician, peer, prince, princess, royalty

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Example Sentences

The earliest on the program, “Jefferson and Liberty” from 1800, included the verse: “Here strangers from thousand shores/Compell’d by tyranny to roam;/Shall find, amidst abundant stores,/A nobler and a happier home.”

Yet as Vi and the audience quickly sees, Caitlyn’s cause is not noble.

What does Cohn get in return for his noble efforts?

He also characterized the antebellum North as “the mere cringing vassal of the South” and a section of the country that contained “lords” and “nobles” of its own that comprised an “aristocracy of the skin.”

Her indomitable will to stay in the game was her noble strength — and perhaps also her personal flaw.