noble

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Antonyms 1.4.2 Related terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 See also 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Adjective 2.4 Noun 2.5 Derived terms 3 Spanish 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Adjective 3.2.1 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈnəʊbəl/
• (US) IPA: /ˈnoʊbəl/
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• Rhymes: -əʊbəl
• Hyphenation: no·ble

[edit] Etymology

From Old French noble.

[edit] Noun

noble (plural nobles)

1. An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood

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• commoner

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[edit] Adjective

noble (comparative more noble, superlative most noble)

1. Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character

   He made a noble effort.

[edit] Antonyms

• ignoble

[edit] Related terms

• nobility
• noble gas
• nobleman
• noble metal

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• honorable

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin nobilis.

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[edit] Adjective

noble m. (f. noble, m. plural nobles, f. plural nobles)

1. noble

   Le néon est un gaz noble.

[edit] Noun

noble m. (plural nobles)

1. noble

[edit] Derived terms

• noblesse

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Latin nobilis.

[edit] Adjective

noble m. and f. (plural nobles)

1. noble

[edit] Related terms

• nobleza