noble
An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
Noun 1 meaning
An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
“This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century.”
Adjective 4 meanings
Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
“He made a noble effort.”
Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.
“a noble edifice”
Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.
“noble blood; a noble personage”
Of an element, unreactive.
Etymology
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.
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NOBLE at a glance
NOBLE has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (N 1 + O 1 + B 3 + L 1 + E 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,695 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with noble
All rhymes- ABLE6
- POSSIBLE12
- AVAILABLE14
- TABLE7
- DOUBLE9
- RESPONSIBLE15
- TROUBLE9
- IMPOSSIBLE16
- TERRIBLE10
- COMFORTABLE20
- INCREDIBLE15
- CAPABLE13
One letter away
- NOBLY10
- COBLE9
- ROBLE7
- MOBLE9
- NOULE5
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