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Noble Nobly High Admire Noblest Social Class Adjective

word noble
definition
adjective
If you say that someone is a noble person, you admire and respect them because they are unselfish and morally good.
He was an upright and noble man who was always willing to help in any way he could.
I wanted so much to believe he was pure and noble.
Eric's sister had nobly volunteered to help with the gardening.
They have supported us nobly in this war.
If you say that something is a noble idea, goal, or action, you admire it because it is based on high moral principles .
He had implicit faith in the noble intentions of the Emperor.
We'll always justify our actions with noble sounding theories.
Their cause was noble.
If you describe something as noble, you think that its appearance or quality is very impressive, making it superior to other things of its type.
...the great parks with their noble trees.
The horse is the noblest animal.
Noble means belonging to a high social class and having a title.
...rich and noble families.
Although he was of noble birth, he lived as a poor man.
noun
In former times, people who belonged to a high social class and had titles such as 'Baron' or 'Duke' were referred to as nobles .
More and more nobles made Moscow their home during Catherine's reign.
inflections noblesnoblernoblestnobly
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