Noble

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

Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong
To nobler poets for a nobler song.

- Dryden.

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.

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.

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 (in 1913).

(Zool.) A European fish; the lyrie.

v. t.

To make noble; to ennoble.

Thou nobledest so far forth our nature.

- Chaucer.

Noun	1.	noble - a titled peer of the realm Synonyms: nobleman, Lord
Adj.	1.	noble - having high moral qualities; "a noble spirit"; "a solid citizen"; "an upstanding man"; "a worthy successor" Synonyms: upstanding, worthy, solid
	2.	noble - impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" Synonyms: baronial, imposing, stately
	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"

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