nobly

CEFRC1

/ˈnəʊbli/

adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In an honorable, brave, or generous way.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    In a noble manner.

Examples

  • We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth.

  • In the end he died nobly, trying to save the lives of others.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈnoʊbli/

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In context

  • That was nobly done.

Synonyms

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The soldier acted blank by sacrificing his own life to save his comrades.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adverb

From Middle English nobeliche, nobely, nobilliche, nobilly, nobliche, noblike, nobly, noblye, equivalent to noble + -ly.