noble-minded

[ noh-buhl-mahyn-did ]
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adjective
  1. characterized by morally admirable thought or motives; righteous; worthy.

Origin of noble-minded

1
First recorded in 1850–55

Other words from noble-minded

  • no·ble-mind·ed·ly, adverb
  • no·ble-mind·ed·ness, noun

Words Nearby noble-minded

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How to use noble-minded in a sentence

  • If I seem to have posed before you as a noble-minded philanthropist, I have been guilty of careless misrepresentation.

    Jaffery | William J. Locke
  • You are good and noble-minded, and I have absolute trust in your generosity.

    The Child of Pleasure | Gabriele D'Annunzio
  • Not long after the partition this noble-minded statesman died, full, as the historian says, of glory and virtues.

    Argentina | W. A. Hirst
  • A noble-minded man would only have recourse to such measures in the most utter extremity.

  • Your daily life may become a higher education, and is so to the truly noble-minded and well-educated girl or woman.

    Three Addresses to Girls at School | James Maurice Wilson