NOBLE


Meaning of NOBLE in English

(~s, ~r, ~st)

1.

If you say that someone is a ~ person, you admire and respect them because they are unselfish and morally good.

He was an upright and ~ man who was always willing to help in any way he could...

I wanted so much to believe he was pure and ~.

ADJ approval

nobly

Eric’s sister had nobly volunteered to help with the gardening...

ADV: ADV with v

2.

If you say that something is a ~ idea, goal, or action, you admire it because it is based on high moral principles.

He had implicit faith in the ~ intentions of the Emperor...

We’ll always justify our actions with ~ sounding theories...

ADJ approval

3.

If you describe something as ~, you think that its appearance or quality is very impressive, making it superior to other things of its type.

...the great parks with their ~ trees.

= fine

ADJ

4.

Noble means belonging to a high social class and having a title.

Although he was of ~ birth he lived as a poor man.

= aristocratic

ADJ: usu ADJ n

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