noble

adjective

/ˈnəʊbl/

(comparative nobler

/ˈnəʊblə(r)/

/ˈnəʊblər/

, superlative noblest

/ˈnəʊblɪst/

)

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having or showing fine personal qualities that people admire, such as courage, honesty and care for others
- a noble leader
- noble ideals
- He died for a noble cause.
- She died in a noble cause.
- It was very noble of you to go so far to take him home.
opposite ignobleTopics Personal qualitiesc1
belonging to a family of high social rank (= belonging to the nobility) synonym aristocratic
- He was a young man of noble birth.
- one of the noblest families in Portugal
- Intermarriage between the noble families means that all the counts are related.
Topics People in societyc1
very impressive in size or quality synonym splendid
- a noble building

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin (g)nobilis ‘noted, high-born’, from an Indo-European root shared by know.

noble

noun

/ˈnəʊbl/

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a person who comes from a family of high social rank; a member of the nobility synonym aristocrat
- The cost of the arch was met by Milanese nobles.
- The regime was supported by a group of powerful nobles.
Topics Historyc1, People in societyc1
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin (g)nobilis ‘noted, high-born’, from an Indo-European root shared by know.

单词	noble
释义	noble adjective /ˈnəʊbl/ /ˈnəʊbl/ (comparative nobler /ˈnəʊblə(r)/ /ˈnəʊblər/ , superlative noblest /ˈnəʊblɪst/ /ˈnəʊblɪst/ ) jump to other results having or showing fine personal qualities that people admire, such as courage, honesty and care for others a noble leader noble ideals He died for a noble cause. She died in a noble cause. It was very noble of you to go so far to take him home. opposite ignobleTopics Personal qualitiesc1 belonging to a family of high social rank (= belonging to the nobility) synonym aristocratic He was a young man of noble birth. one of the noblest families in Portugal Intermarriage between the noble families means that all the counts are related. Topics People in societyc1 very impressive in size or quality synonym splendid a noble building Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin (g)nobilis ‘noted, high-born’, from an Indo-European root shared by know. noble noun /ˈnəʊbl/ /ˈnəʊbl/ jump to other results a person who comes from a family of high social rank; a member of the nobility synonym aristocrat The cost of the arch was met by Milanese nobles. The regime was supported by a group of powerful nobles. Topics Historyc1, People in societyc1 Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin (g)nobilis ‘noted, high-born’, from an Indo-European root shared by know.
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