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Definition of Noble
Noble

Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.

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.

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.

A European fish; the lyrie.

To make noble; to ennoble.

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Noble Quotations

What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god.
William Shakespeare

Egoism is the very essence of a noble soul.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Every noble work is at first impossible.
Thomas Carlyle

The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Noble Translations

noble in Dutch is nobel, edel
noble in Finnish is jalo
noble in Italian is nobile
noble in Latin is optimus
noble in Portuguese is nobre
noble in Spanish is noble

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