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noble
CEFRC1
/ˈnəʊbəl/
adjective · noun
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Honorable, brave, or generous.
- 02
noun
A person of high social rank.
Examples
The old man had a noble countenance.
Your sister looks as noble as if she were a princess.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 3
Also pronounced
- /ˈnobɨl/
- /ˈnoʊbəl/
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsA medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d.
Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
noun
Extra meaningAn aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
More examples
In contextHe is a noble man who would never put his family in jeopardy.
This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century.
He made a noble effort.
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Origin
adjective
From Middle English noble, from Old French noble, borrowed from Latin nōbilis (“knowable, known, well-known, famous, celebrated, high-born, of noble birth, excellent”), from nōscere, gnōscere (“to know”). False cognate of Arabic نبيل (nabīl). Displaced native Middle English athel, from Old English æþele.