1. Adjective form
Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
2. Adjective form
Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble edifice.
3. Adjective form
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.
4. Noun
A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.
5. Noun
An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61.
6. Noun
A European fish; the lyrie.
7. Verb
To make noble; to ennoble.
8. Adjective
inert especially toward oxygen; "a noble gas such as helium or neon"; "noble metals include gold and silver and platinum"
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