noble

7 definitions found

noble - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Noble \No"ble\, v. t.
     To make noble; to ennoble. [Obs.]
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           Thou nobledest so far forth our nature.  --Chaucer.
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  Noble \No"ble\, a. [Compar. Nobler; superl. Noblest.] [F.
     noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known,
     famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See know.]
     1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above
        whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;
        magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
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              Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong
              To nobler poets for a nobler song.    --Dryden.
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     2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble
        edifice.
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     3. 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.
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     Note: Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining
           compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded.
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     Noble gas (Chem.), a gaseous element belonging to group
        VIII of the periodic table of elements, not combining with
        other elements under normal reaction conditions;
        specifically, helium, neon, argon, krypton,
        xenon, or radon; also called inert gas.
  
     Noble metals (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so
        called from their resistance to oxidation by air and to
        dissolution by acids. Copper, mercury, aluminium,
        palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium are sometimes
        included.
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     Syn: Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted;
          superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious;
          renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand;
          magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.
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  Noble \No"ble\, n.
     1. A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.
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     2. An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin,
        of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61 (in
        1913).
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     3. (Zool.) A European fish; the lyrie.
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  Lyrie \Ly"rie\ (l[imac]"r[i^]), n. [Icel. hl[=y]ri a sort of
     fish.] (Zool.)
     A European fish (Peristethus cataphractum), having the body
     covered with bony plates, and having three spines projecting
     in front of the nose; -- called also noble, pluck,
     pogge, sea poacher, and armed bullhead.
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noble - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  noble
      adj 1: impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an
             imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking
             policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"
             [syn: baronial, imposing, noble, stately]
      2: of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy
         especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"
         [ant: lowborn]
      3: having or showing or indicative of high or elevated
         character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds" [ant: ignoble]
      4: inert especially toward oxygen; "a noble gas such as helium
         or neon"; "noble metals include gold and silver and platinum"
      n 1: a titled peer of the realm [syn: Lord, noble,
           nobleman] [ant: Lady, noblewoman, peeress]

noble - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Noble, IL (village, FIPS 53143)
    Location: 38.69720 N, 88.22457 W
    Population (1990): 756 (350 housing units)
    Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 62868
  Noble, LA (village, FIPS 55420)
    Location: 31.69008 N, 93.68302 W
    Population (1990): 225 (100 housing units)
    Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 71462
  Noble, MO
    Zip code(s): 65715
  Noble, OH
    Zip code(s): 44132
  Noble, OK (town, FIPS 52150)
    Location: 35.14093 N, 97.37185 W
    Population (1990): 4710 (1954 housing units)
    Area: 32.4 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 73068

noble - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  313 Moby Thesaurus words for "noble":
     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