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Pronunciation : No"ble
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F. noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known, famous, highborn, noble, fr.noscere to know. See know.]
Definition : 1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart. Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong To nobler poets for a nobler song. Dryden.

2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble edifice.

3. Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.

Note: Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded. Noble metals (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so called from their freedom from oxidation and permanence in air. Copper, mercury, aluminium, palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium are sometimes included.

Syn. -- Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted; superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious; renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand; magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.

[Compar. Nobler; superl. Noblest.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : No"ble
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.

2. An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61.

3. (Zo?l.)

Defn: A European fish; the lyrie.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : No"ble
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To make noble; to ennoble. [Obs.] Thou nobledest so far forth our nature. Chaucer.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913