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- pronunciation:
- no
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
nobler, noblest |
| definition 1: |
"Noble" means belonging to a class of people with a high rank or title in a society that has a ruler like a king, queen, or emperor.
When she married a prince, she became part of a noble family.- antonyms:
- humble
- similar words:
- royal
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| definition 2: |
When a person's action is noble, it shows a special goodness of that person's character. When you do a very good thing for another person without thinking of yourself in any way, you are doing a noble thing. A noble action often takes a lot of courage.
That young man did a noble act when he saved that child from drowning under the ice. It was dangerous, and he could have been hurt or killed.We must honor the noble nurses and doctors who worked so hard to save their patients' lives.- similar words:
- upright
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| related words: |
heroic |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A noble is a person who is related by birth to a king, queen, prince, or other similar ruler. A noble can also be a person who did a service for a ruler and was rewarded by that person with land and a special title that shows their rank as a noble. People like dukes and counts are nobles.
The nobles had fought hard for the king, and now they wanted more land and power.- similar words:
- gentleman, lady, nobleman
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| related words: |
lord |
| derivations: |
nobly (adv.), nobleness (n.) |
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