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no·ble    Audio Help   [noh-buhl] Pronunciation Key adjective, -bler, -blest, noun
–adjective
1.distinguished by rank or title.
2.pertaining to persons so distinguished.
3.of, belonging to, or constituting a hereditary class that has special social or political status in a country or state; of or pertaining to the aristocracy.
4.of an exalted moral or mental character or excellence; lofty: a noble thought.
5.admirable in dignity of conception, manner of expression, execution, or composition: a noble poem.
6.very impressive or imposing in appearance; stately; magnificent: a noble monument.
7.of an admirably high quality; notably superior; excellent.
8.famous; illustrious; renowned.
9.Chemistry. inert; chemically inactive.
10.Falconry. (of a hawk) having excellent qualities or abilities.
–noun
11.a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman.
12.a former gold coin of England, first issued in 1346 by Edward III, equal to half a mark or 6s. 8d., replaced in 1464 under Edward IV by the rose noble.
13.(in Britain) a peer.

[Origin: 1175–1225; ME < OF < L (g)nōbilis notable, of high rank, equiv. to (g)nō-, base of (g)nōscere to get to know, find out (see know1) + -bilis -ble]

no·ble·ness, noun

3. highborn, aristocratic. 4. honorable. Noble, high-minded, magnanimous agree in referring to lofty principles and loftiness of mind or spirit. Noble implies a loftiness of character or spirit that scorns the petty, mean, base, or dishonorable: a noble deed. High-minded implies having elevated principles and consistently adhering to them: a high-minded pursuit of legal reforms. Magnanimous suggests greatness of mind or soul, esp. as manifested in generosity or in overlooking injuries: magnanimous toward his former enemies. 6. grand, lordly, splendid. 11. peer, aristocrat.
3. lowborn, base.
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no·ble    Audio Help   (nō'bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   no·bler, no·blest
  1. Possessing hereditary rank in a political system or social class derived from a feudalistic stage of a country's development.
    1. Having or showing qualities of high moral character, such as courage, generosity, or honor: a noble spirit.
    2. Proceeding from or indicative of such a character; showing magnanimity: "What poor an instrument/May do a noble deed!" (Shakespeare).
  2. Grand and stately in appearance; majestic: "a mighty Spanish chestnut, bare now of leaves, but in summer a noble tree" (Richard Jeffries).
  3. Chemistry Inactive or inert.

n.  
  1. A member of the nobility.
  2. A gold coin formerly used in England, worth half of a mark.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin nōbilis; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]

no'ble·ness n., no'bly adv.
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noble 
c.1225, "illustrious, distinguished, worthy of honor or respect," from O.Fr. noble, from L. nobilis "well-known, famous, renowned, of superior birth," earlier gnobilis, lit. "knowable," from gnoscere "to come to know," from PIE base *gno- (see know). The prominent Roman families, which were "well known," provided most of the Republic's public officials. Meaning "distinguished by rank, title, or birth" is first recorded 1297. Sense of "having lofty character, having high moral qualities" is from 1601. The noble gases (1902) so called for their inactivity or interness; a use of the word that had been applied in M.E. to precious stones, metals, etc., of similar quality (c.1390), from the sense of "having admirable properties" (c.1305).

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noble

adjective
1. impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" [syn: baronial
2. of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth" [ant: lowborn
3. having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds" [ant: ignoble
4. inert especially toward oxygen; "a noble gas such as helium or neon"; "noble metals include gold and silver and platinum" 

noun
1. a titled peer of the realm [syn: Lord] [ant: lady

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noble1 [ˈnəubl] adjective
honourable; unselfish
Example: a noble mind; a noble deed
Arabic: نَبيل الشُّعور
Chinese (Simplified): 高尚的
Chinese (Traditional): 高尚的
Czech: ušlechtilý, šlechetný
Danish: ædel; fin
Dutch: edel
Estonian: üllas
Finnish: jalo
French: noble
German: edel
Greek: ευγενικός, ανώτερος
Hungarian: nemes
Icelandic: göfuglyndur
Indonesian: mulia
Italian: nobile
Japanese: 高潔な
Korean: 고귀한, 고결한
Latvian: cēls; cildens
Lithuanian: kilnus, garbingas
Norwegian: edel, fin, nobel
Polish: szlachetny
Portuguese (Brazil): nobre
Portuguese (Portugal): digno
Romanian: nobil
Russian: благородный, великодушный
Slovak: šľachetný
Slovenian: plemenit
Spanish: noble
Swedish: ädel, nobel
Turkish: soylu, asil, yüce
noble2 [ˈnəubl] adjective
of high birth or rank
Example: a noble family; of noble birth
Arabic: كَريم الأصْل، نَبيل
Chinese (Simplified): 贵族的
Chinese (Traditional): 貴族的
Czech: urozený, vznešený
Danish: fornem; adelig
Dutch: adellijk
Estonian: suursugune
Finnish: jalosukuinen
French: noble
German: adelig
Greek: αριστοκρατικός
Hungarian: nemesi származású
Icelandic: ættgöfugur
Indonesian: luhur
Italian: nobile
Japanese: 高貴な
Korean: 귀족의
Latvian: dižciltīgs
Lithuanian: kilmingas
Norwegian: adelig
Polish: szlachecki
Portuguese (Brazil): nobre
Portuguese (Portugal): nobre
Romanian: nobil
Russian: знатный
Slovak: urodzený
Slovenian: plemenit
Spanish: noble
Swedish: adlig, förnäm
Turkish: asil, aristokrat
noble [ˈnəubl] noun
a person of high birth
Example: The nobles planned to murder the king.
Arabic: نَبيل، أحد النُّبَلاء
Chinese (Simplified): 贵族
Chinese (Traditional): 貴族
Czech: šlechtic
Danish: adel
Dutch: edele
Estonian: aadlik
Finnish: aatelinen
French: noble
German: der, *die Adelig
Greek: ο ευγενής, αυτός που ανήκει στην αριστοκρατική τάξη
Hungarian: nemes(ember)
Icelandic: aðalsmaður
Indonesian: ningrat
Italian: nobile
Japanese: 貴族
Korean: 귀족
Latvian: dižciltīgais; augstmanis
Lithuanian: didikas
Norwegian: adelsmann, *-kvinne
Polish: szlachcic
Portuguese (Brazil): nobre
Portuguese (Portugal): nobre
Romanian: nobil
Russian: дворянин
Slovak: šľachtic
Slovenian: plemič
Spanish: noble
Swedish: adelsman
Turkish: soylu kimse, asilzade
See also: nobleman, nobly, nobility

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Noble County, IN (county, FIPS 113) Location: 41.39619 N, 85.41733 W
Population (1990): 37877 (15516 housing units)
Area: 1064.8 sq km (land), 16.8 sq km (water)

Noble County, OH (county, FIPS 121) Location: 39.76692 N, 81.45328 W
Population (1990): 11336 (4998 housing units)
Area: 1033.5 sq km (land), 14.5 sq km (water)

Noble County, OK (county, FIPS 103) Location: 36.38865 N, 97.23760 W
Population (1990): 11045 (4894 housing units)
Area: 1895.8 sq km (land), 27.3 sq km (water)

Noble, IL (village, FIPS 53143) Location: 38.69720 N, 88.22457 W
Population (1990): 756 (350 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62868

Noble, LA (village, FIPS 55420) Location: 31.69008 N, 93.68302 W
Population (1990): 225 (100 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 71462

Noble, MO Zip code(s): 65715

Noble, OH Zip code(s): 44132

Noble, OK (town, FIPS 52150) Location: 35.14093 N, 97.37185 W
Population (1990): 4710 (1954 housing units)
Area: 32.4 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 73068

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Noble

George" no`ble\ [So called from the image of St. George on it.] A gold noble of the time of Henry VIII. See Noble, n.
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Noble

Ig*no"ble\, a. [L. ignobilis; pref. in- not + nobilis noble: cf. F. ignoble. See In- not, and Noble, a.]

1. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble.

I was not ignoble of descent. --Shak.

Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants. --Shak.

2. Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base.

'T but a base, ignoble mind, That mounts no higher than a bird can soar. --Shak.

Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. --Gray.

3. (Zo["o]l.) Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as the goshawk.

Syn: Degenerate; degraded; mean; base; dishonorable; reproachful; disgraceful; shameful; scandalous; infamous.
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Know\, v. t. [imp. Knew; p. p. Known; p. pr. & vb. n. Knowing.] [OE. knowen, knawen, AS. cn["a]wan; akin to OHG. chn["a]an (in comp.), Icel. kn["a] to be able, Russ, znate to know, L. gnoscere, noscere, Gr. ?, Skr. jn?; fr. the root of E. can, v. i., ken. (?). See Ken, Can to be able, and cf. Acquaint, Cognition, Gnome, Ignore, Noble, Note.]

1. To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to understand; to have full information of; as, to know one's duty.

O, that a man might know The end of this day's business ere it come! --Shak.

There is a certainty in the proposition, and we know it. --Dryden.

Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong. --Longfellow.

2. To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of; as, to know things from information.

3. To be acquainted with; to be no stranger to; to be more or less familiar with the person, character, etc., of; to possess experience of; as, to know an author; to know the rules of an organization.

He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin. --2 Cor. v. 21.

Not to know me argues yourselves unknown. --Milton.

4. To recognize; to distinguish; to discern the character of; as, to know a person's face or figure.

Ye shall know them by their fruits. --Matt. vil. 16.

And their eyes were opened, and they knew him. --Luke xxiv. 31.

To know Faithful friend from flattering foe. --Shak.

At nearer view he thought he knew the dead. --Flatman.

5. To have sexual commerce with.

And Adam knew Eve his wife. --Gen. iv. 1.

Note: Know is often followed by an objective and an infinitive (with or without to) or a participle, a dependent sentence, etc.

And I knew that thou hearest me always. --John xi. 42.

The monk he instantly knew to be the prior. --Sir W. Scott.

In other hands I have known money do good. --Dickens.

To know how, to understand the manner, way, or means; to have requisite information, intelligence, or sagacity. How is sometimes omitted. " If we fear to die, or know not to be patient." --Jer. Taylor.
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