Noun | 1. | noble - a titled peer of the realm |
Adj. | 1. | noble - having high moral qualities; "a noble spirit"; "a solid citizen"; "an upstanding man"; "a worthy successor" |
2. | noble - impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" | |
3. | noble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth" Antonyms: lowborn - of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor" | |
4. | noble - having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds" Antonyms: ignoble - completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. | |
5. | noble - inert especially toward oxygen; "a noble gas such as helium or neon"; "noble metals include gold and silver and platinum" |