No"ble , v. t. To make noble; to ennoble. [Obs.]
Thou nobledest so far forth
our nature.
Chaucer.
No"ble , n.
1. A person
of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.
2. An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of
the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61.
3.
(Zoöl.) A European fish; the lyrie.
No"ble (?), a.
[Compar. Nobler (?); superl.
Noblest (?).]
[F. noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known, famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See know.] 1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong
To nobler poets for a nobler song.
Dryden. 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.
&fist; 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.
Syn. -- Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted; superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious; renowned;
stately; splendid; magnificent; grand; magnanimous; generous;
liberal; free.
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