English > noble: 5 senses > adjective 3| Meaning | Having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character. |
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| Examples | - "a noble spirit"
- "noble deeds"
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| Attribute of | nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur | The quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct |
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| Narrower | dignifying, ennobling | investing with dignity or honor |
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| exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded | Of high moral or intellectual value |
| greathearted, magnanimous | noble and generous in spirit |
| See also | honorable, honourable | worthy of being honored |
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| Opposite | ignoble | Completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose |
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| Spanish | noble |
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| Catalan | noble |
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| Nouns | nobility | the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct |
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| Adverbs | nobly | in a noble manner |
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English > noble: 5 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | A titled peer of the realm. |
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| Synonyms | Lord, nobleman |
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| Instances | Don Juan | A legendary Spanish nobleman and philanderer who became the hero of many poems and plays and operas |
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| Mortimer, Roger de Mortimer | English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330) |
| Narrower | armiger | A nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms |
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| baron | A nobleman (in various countries / countries) of varying rank |
| burgrave | A nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right |
| count | A nobleman (in various countries / countries) having rank equal to a British earl |
| duke | A nobleman (in various countries / countries) of high rank |
| grandee | A nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal |
| margrave | A German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess) |
| marquis, marquess | nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count |
| mesne lord | A feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants / tenants on land held from a superior lord |
| milord | A term of address for an English lord |
| palatine, palsgrave | (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands |
| peer | A nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount / viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage |
| sire | A title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority |
| thane | A feudal lord or baron / baron |
| viscount | (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count |
| Broader | male aristocrat | A man who is an aristocrat |
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| Opposite | Lady, noblewoman, peeress | A woman of the peerage in Britain |
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| Spanish | aristócrata, lord, noble, señor |
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| Catalan | aristòcrata, lord, noble |
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