noble

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English noble, from Old French noble, 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊbəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊbəl/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈnobɨl/ Rhymes: -əʊbəl Hyphenation: no‧ble === Noun === noble (plural nobles) An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood. [from 14th c.] Antonyms: commoner, plebeian This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century. (historical) A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d. [from 14th c.] ==== Hyponyms ==== See also Thesaurus:nobleman ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === noble (comparative nobler or more noble, superlative noblest or most noble) Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character. Synonyms: great, honorable Antonyms: despicable, ignoble, mean, vile Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid. Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn. Synonym: superior Antonyms: inferior, plebeian (chemistry) Of an element, unreactive. (winemaking) Belonging to a class of grape cultivars traditionally considered most favorable for winemaking, usually encompassing the six: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay, and Riesling. (geometry, of a polyhedron) Both isohedral and isogonal. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === honorable === Further reading === “noble”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “noble”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “noble”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Bolen, Lebon, Nobel == Asturian == === Adjective === noble (epicene, plural nobles) noble == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin nōbilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈnɔb.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈno.ble] === Adjective === noble m or f (masculine and feminine plural nobles) noble ==== Derived terms ==== gas noble noblement noblesa === Noun === noble m or f by sense (plural nobles) noble === Further reading === “noble”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “noble”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “noble” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “noble” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French, from Old French noble, borrowed from Latin nōbilis according to the TLFi dictionary. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɔbl/ === Adjective === noble (plural nobles) noble, aristocratic (of material) nonsynthetic, natural; fine noble, worthy (thoughts, cause etc.) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Danish: nobel → German: nobel === Noun === noble m or f by sense (plural nobles) noble (person who is noble) === References === Etymology and history of “noble”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Further reading === “noble”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnoːblə/ === Adjective === noble inflection of nobel: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Middle English == === Etymology === From Old French noble, from Latin nōbilis. === Adjective === noble noble ==== Descendants ==== English: noble == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French, from Latin nōbilis. === Adjective === noble m or f (plural nobles) noble == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin nōbilis. === Adjective === noble m (oblique and nominative feminine singular noble) noble; upper-class; well-bred Synonyms: avenant, cortois == Romanian == === Adjective === noble m or f or n (masculine plural nobli, feminine/neuter plural noble) obsolete form of nobil ==== Declension ==== === References === noble in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin nōbilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnoble/ [ˈno.β̞le] Rhymes: -oble Syllabification: no‧ble === Adjective === noble m or f (masculine and feminine plural nobles) noble Synonym: hidalgo ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “noble”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Adjective === noble definite natural masculine singular of nobel === Anagrams === Nobel, nobel == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish noble, from Latin nōbilis. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈnoble/ [ˈn̪oː.blɛ] Rhymes: -oble Syllabification: no‧ble === Adjective === noble (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ) noble Synonyms: marangal, onorable ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “noble”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018