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noble

noun
/ˈnəʊbəl/UK/ˈnoʊbəl/US/ˈnobɨl/

Etymology

From Middle English noble, from Old French noble, borrowed from Latin nōbilis (“knowable, known, well-known, famous, celebrated, high-born, of noble birth, excellent”), from nōscere, gnōscere (“to know”). False cognate of Arabic نبيل (nabīl). Displaced native Middle English athel, from Old English æþele.

  1. derived from nōbilis — “knowable, known, well-known, famous, celebrated, high-born, of noble birth, excellent”
  2. derived from noble
  3. inherited from noble

Definitions

  1. An aristocrat

    An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.

    • This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century.

  2. A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d.

    • I lyked no thynge his playe, / For yf I had not quyckely fledde the touche, / He had plucte oute the nobles of my pouche.
    • And who shall then stick closest to ye, and excite others? not he who takes up armes for cote and conduct, and his four nobles of Danegelt.
    • There, before the high altar, as the choir's voices soared upwards to the blue, star-flecked ceiling, Henry knelt and made his offering of a ‘noble in gold’, 6s 8d.

  3. Having honorable qualities

    Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.

    • He made a noble effort.
    • He is a noble man who would never put his family in jeopardy.
    • Korben, I realize you must be pretty mad at me. But I want you to know that I am fighting for a noble cause. / Yes, you're trying to save the world. I remember.
  4. ›+ 9 more definitions

    1. Grand

      Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.

      • a noble edifice

    2. Of exalted rank

      Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.

      • noble blood; a noble personage

    3. Of an element, unreactive.

    4. Belonging to a class of grape cultivars traditionally considered most favorable for…

      Belonging to a class of grape cultivars traditionally considered most favorable for winemaking, usually encompassing the six: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay, and Riesling.

    5. Both isohedral and isogonal.

    6. A surname.

    7. A male given name.

    8. A number of places in the United States

      A number of places in the United States:

    9. Initialism of National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.

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Derived

half-noble, noble gas, nobleman, angel-noble, antinoble, ennoble, nobility, noble art, noble birth, noble-born, noblebright, noble chafer, noble eightfold path, noble experiment, noble fir, noble hops, noble lie, noble metal, noble-minded, nobleness, noble rot, noble savage, noblewoman, nobly, nonnoble, rose noble, unnoble, unnobled

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at noble. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at noble. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at noble

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA