The meaning of Noble

adjective

Intended or intending to prevent or reduce corruption (= illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power)

Usage examples:

The president promised that the anti-corruption watchdog would be fully independent., he made his n…

noun

Another term for aristocrat.

Usage examples:

The stinkingly rich aristos

noun

A member of the aristocracy.

Usage examples:

A decadent old blue-blooded aristocrat

adjective

Of, belonging to, or typical of the aristocracy.

Usage examples:

An aristocratic family

adjective

A blue-blooded person has been born into a family that belongs to the highest social class.

noun

An undergarment worn by women to support the breasts.

Usage examples:

Underwear makers promote support bras made without an underwire, as even a small bit of metal can t…

noun

A male friend or associate.

Usage examples:

His brahs are giving him major props

noun

A piece of women’s underwear that supports the breasts

adjective

Conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour.

Usage examples:

A decent clean-living individual

adjective

Acceptable, satisfactory, or reasonable

Usage examples:

We get good benefits, and the pay is decent., it costs $100 to buy a decent sleeping bag., they’re …

adjective

Relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these.

Usage examples:

Ethical issues in nursing

adjective

Morally right

Usage examples:

Ethical behaviour/conduct the awards recognize companies, individuals, and nonprofit organizations …

adjective

Showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is strictly necessary or expected.

Usage examples:

A generous benefactor to the university

adjective

Willing to give and share unstintingly

adjective

(of someone) willing to give help or support, esp. more than is usual or expected, or (of something) larger than usual or expected

Usage examples:

A generous donor, food in generous portions, please give generously to those in need.

adjective

Having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character.

Usage examples:

A gentle, sensitive man

verb

Make or become gentle.

Usage examples:

Cobb's tone gentled a little

noun

A maggot, especially the larva of a blowfly, used as bait.

Usage examples:

He put the gentle on the hook

adjective

To be desired or approved of.

Usage examples:

It's good that he's back to his old self

noun

That which is morally right; righteousness.

Usage examples:

A mysterious balance of good and evil

adverb

Well.

Usage examples:

My mother could never cook this good

adjective

Free of deceit; truthful and sincere.

Usage examples:

I haven't been totally honest with you

adverb

Used to persuade someone of the truth of something.

Usage examples:

You'll like it when you get there, honest

adjective

Not deceptive or disposed to cheat

adjective

Bringing or deserving honour.

Usage examples:

This is the only honourable course

adjective

Honest and fair, or deserving praise and respect

Usage examples:

An honourable person, the honourable andrew robinson, the honorable daniel p. moynihan of new york

noun

A polite or formal way of referring to a woman.

Usage examples:

I spoke to the lady at the travel agency

noun

A woman who is polite and behaves well toward other people

Usage examples:

Try to act like a lady., this lady has a question., ladies and gentlemen, may i have your attention…

noun

A man of noble rank or high office; a nobleman.

Usage examples:

Lords and ladies were entertained here

exclamation

Used in exclamations expressing surprise or worry, or for emphasis.

Usage examples:

Lord, i'm cold!

verb

Act in a superior and domineering manner towards (someone).

Usage examples:

When we were at school, you used to lord it over us

adjective

Generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person.

Usage examples:

She should be magnanimous in victory

adjective

Generous and kind, esp. toward a competitor or enemy

Usage examples:

The yankees’ manager was magnanimous in defeat, praising seattle for its fine play.

adjective

Concerned with the principles of right and wrong behaviour.

Usage examples:

The moral dimensions of medical intervention

noun

A lesson that can be derived from a story or experience.

Usage examples:

The moral of this story was that one must see the beauty in what one has

adjective

Relating to standards of good behavior, honesty, and fair dealing, or showing high standards of this type

Usage examples:

A highly moral man, it’s her moral obligation to tell the police what she knows., the moral of the …

noun

A person of wealth or high social position.

Usage examples:

It was quite a do—all the nobs were there

noun

A person's head.

noun

A man who belongs by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy; a peer.

Usage examples:

His voluminous surviving correspondence is full of letters from noblemen of all ranks eager to gain…

noun

A member of the nobility (= the highest social rank in a society)

noun

A woman who belongs by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy; a peeress.

Usage examples:

The book belonged variously to an english lady, a scottish noblewoman and thereafter to members of …

noun

A female member of the nobility (= the highest social rank in a society)

noun

An aristocrat or nobleman.

Usage examples:

Ideology justifies the rule of each ruling class, whether as chieftains, patricians, landowners, or…

adjective

Belonging to or characteristic of the aristocracy.

Usage examples:

A proud, patrician face

noun

A person of high social class

Usage examples:

She is descended from a long line of patricians

verb

Look with difficulty or concentration at someone or something.

Usage examples:

Faye peered at her with suspicion

noun

A member of the nobility in britain or ireland, comprising the ranks of duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.

Usage examples:

Hereditary peers could still dominate the proceedings of the house of lords

verb

Make or become equal with.

Usage examples:

The thames could not peer with the mill-streamlet close to my home

noun

A woman holding the rank of a peer in her own right.

Usage examples:

Thus equipped, she was crowned, with all the trumpets sounding; and, though our account does not me…

exclamation

A cheer of encouragement or approval.

Usage examples:

‘yea! rah! team!’

noun

An upper-class person.

exclamation

An expression of support, used especially by cheerleaders (=a group of people who shout encouragement at a sports game)

Usage examples:

"goal!" "rah, rah, rah!", i don't know how can you just stand there and say "rah! we're gonna win!"

adjective

Having a good reputation.

Usage examples:

A reputable company

adjective

Morally right or justifiable.

Usage examples:

Feelings of righteous indignation about pay and conditions

adjective

A self-sacrificing person gives up what they want so that other people can have what they want

Usage examples:

These people were unselfish, self-sacrificing, and sincerely concerned about the general good., his…

adjective

(of a person) having a title indicating high social or official rank.

Usage examples:

Many titled guests were always invited

verb

Give a name to (a book, composition, or other work).

Usage examples:

A report titled the lost land

adjective

With the title of

Usage examples:

Reed wrote a novel about sade titled "when the whip comes down"., one of his titled friends

adjective

Not corrupted.

Usage examples:

Lucinda is uncorrupted by nefarious influences

adjective

Willing to put the needs or wishes of others before one's own.

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Unselfish devotion

adjective

Caring about or generous toward others

Usage examples:

He’s an unselfish player who puts team goals first.

adjective

(of a person) sitting or standing with the back straight.

Usage examples:

An upright posture

adverb

In or into an upright position.

Usage examples:

She was sitting upright in bed

noun

A post or rod fixed vertically, especially as a structural support.

Usage examples:

The stone uprights of the parapet

adjective

Honest; respectable.

Usage examples:

An upstanding member of the community

adjective

Having or showing high moral standards.

Usage examples:

She considered herself very virtuous because she neither drank nor smoked

adjective

Possessing good moral qualities

Usage examples:

I’ve been up working since six o’clock this morning so i’m feeling very virtuous.

adjective

Having or showing the qualities that deserve the specified action or regard.

Usage examples:

These issues are worthy of further consideration

noun

A person notable or important in a particular sphere.

Usage examples:

Schools governed by local worthies

combining form

Deserving of a specified thing.

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Newsworthy