[noh-el for 1, 2; noh-uh
l, nohl for 3] 
| 1. | the Christmas season; yuletide. |
| 2. | (lowercase) a Christmas song or carol. |
| 3. | a male given name. |
| No·ël also No·el (nō-ěl') n.
[Middle English noel, from Old French, variant of nael, from Latin nātālis (diēs), (day) of birth, from nātus, past participle of nāscī, to be born; see genə- in Indo-European roots.] |
| NOEL no observable effects level |