noble

Definitions

1. 1.Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble edifice.
2. 2.Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage. Note: Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded. Noble metals (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so called from their freedom from oxidation and permanence in air. Copper, mercury, aluminium, palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium are sometimes included.
3. 3.A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.
4. 4.An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61.
5. 5.(Zoöl.) A European fish; the lyrie.
6. 6.To make noble; to ennoble. [Obs.] Thou nobledest so far forth our nature. Chaucer.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is noble.

• What is grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble edifice called?
• What is a person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer called?
• What is an English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61 called?
• What is to make noble; to ennoble. [Obs.] Thou nobledest so far forth our nature. Chaucer called?