meaning of noble
1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc. ; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble edifice.
3. 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.
4. A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.
5. An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1. 61.
6. A European fish; the lyrie.
7. To make noble; to ennoble.
8. a titled peer of the realm
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