noble
a titled peer of the realm
• Syn:
Lord, nobleman
• Ant:
noblewoman (for: nobleman), Lady (for: Lord)
• Derivationally related forms:
lordly (for: Lord), Lordship (for: Lord), lord (for: Lord)
• Hypernyms:
male aristocrat
• Hyponyms:
armiger, baron, burgrave, count, duke,
grandee, margrave, marquis, marquess, mesne lord, milord,
palatine, palsgrave, peer, sire, thane, viscount
• Instance Hyponyms:
Don Juan, Mortimer, Roger de Mortimer
1. impressive in appearance (Freq. 3)
- a baronial mansion
- an imposing residence
- a noble tree
- severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses
- stately columns
• Syn:
baronial, imposing, stately
• Similar to:
impressive
• Derivationally related forms:
stateliness (for: stately), baron (for: baronial)
2. of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times (Freq. 2)
- of noble birth
• Ant:
lowborn
• Similar to:
aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle,
patrician, august, grand, lordly, coroneted, highborn,
titled, imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royal,
royal, kinglike, monarchal, monarchical, princely,
queenly, queenlike
• Derivationally related forms:
nobility
3. having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character (Freq. 1)
- a noble spirit
- noble deeds
• Ant:
ignoble
• Similar to:
dignifying, ennobling, exalted, elevated, sublime,
grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified,
idealistic, noble-minded, greathearted, magnanimous
• See Also:
honorable, honourable
• Derivationally related forms:
nobility
• Attrubites:
nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur
4. inert especially toward oxygen
- a noble gas such as helium or neon
- noble metals include gold and silver and platinum
• Similar to:
unreactive
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