Definition: 1. A titled peer of the realm. 2. Having high moral qualities. 3. Impressive in appearance. 4. Of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times. 5. Having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character. 6. Inert especially toward oxygen.
Use 'noble' in a sentence:
1. Although he was of noble birth he lived as a poor man.
2. The nobles exploited peasants.
3. We'll always justify our actions with noble sounding theories.
4. In a day few noble persons ever spoke to those of humble origins except to give an order.
5. While this may seem justified by a noble goal, such "policy by people" tactics rarely work, and often backfire.
6. I understand that love is noble and valuable.
7. We may have to agree that the noble Lord is not precisely a nonpareil as a departmental minister.
8. "No," assented Tom, "they don't kill the women--they're too noble."
9. The nobles tried to limit the powers of the autocrat without success.
10. He is of noble birth.
11. Birth and death are the two noblest expressions of bravery.
12. This brings us closer to Dostoevsky in spirit, like a noble fool.
13. I wanted so much to believe he was pure and noble.
14. You are a noble character!
15. While the author thinks that the price of saving species is too high, I assure you that this noble cause is priceless.
16. He had implicit faith in the noble intentions of the Emperor.
17. What a noble heart that good man has!
18. His noble character has won him everlasting fame.
19. Trample not upon thy beseeching worms, O noble Majesty!
20. He was awarded the Noble Prize for his achievements in physics.
21. The noble Lord moved for the papers to be brought.
22. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more noble reasons.
23. What a noble spirit this is!
24. I believe that the pursuit of truth through honest debate is a noble undertaking.
25. Noble women adorn their land.
26. Cockburn's arrival coincided with that of Sir Iain and Lady Noble.
27. Proud nobles quarreled or plotted against each other.
28. You can imagine how astonished I was to see this noble stag with a cherry tree growing between its antlers.
29. Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality, as all noble ideals eventually do.
30. The law cannot fawn on the noble.
31. Everyone extols his noble qualities.
32. In the nineteen fifteen, many rich and noble families build houses there.
33. Each age brings forth new genius on this noble land,' and each will rule its own domain for years to come.
34. Tang poetry is like a noble prince whose behaviour is refined and tasteful.
35. It is written that the noble savage must never express surprise in the presence of the white.
36. I have long wanted to be a teacher because I think it is a very noble cause.
37. He is considered to be of noble origin.
38. He had implicit faith in their noble intentions.
39. He has nobler thoughts than I.
40. Their cause was noble.
41. Arriving at the top of the hill, we were faced by a noble scene.
42. He was an upright and noble man who was always willing to help in any way he could.
43. Tom's departure had left his two noble guardians alone.
44. The room was half-filled with noble servitors.
45. More and more nobles made Moscow their home during Catherine's reign.
46. Who are the two noble portly figures accompanying her, now grown to man's estate?
47. "That would be a noble lodging for us," said the cock.
48. Thou hast a gallant way with thee, and a noble--art nobly born?
49. She is of noble blood.
50. The book contrasts modern civilization with the ideal of the noble savage who lived in harmony with nature.
51. In the play, a wicked old uncle acts as a foil to the noble young prince.
52. He died for a noble cause.
53. His noble ideas and polite behavior are laudable.
