noble
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/ˈnəʊbəl/
English
Definitions
noun
- An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.“This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century.”
- A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d.
adjective
- Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.“He is a noble man who would never put his family in jeopardy.”
- Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.“a noble edifice”
- Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.“noble blood; a noble personage”
- (of a polyhedron) Both isohedral and isogonal.
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greathonorablesuperiorblue-bloodedhighbornaristocraticaristocraticallordlyregalpatriciankinglikeprincelyroyalkinglymonarchicalmonarchalimperialqueenlike