noble#1 (a)

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type a
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def having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character
examples a noble spirit
noble deeds
Outgoing links
Also see honorable, honourable
Attribute nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur
Derivationally related form noble → nobility
Antonym noble → ignoble
Similar to dignifying, ennobling; exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded; greathearted, magnanimous
Incoming links
Also see honorable, honourable
Similar to dignifying, ennobling; exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded; greathearted, magnanimous
Antonym ignoble → noble
Derived from adjective nobly → noble
Derivationally related form nobility → noble
Attribute nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur

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