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# noble

«noble» in Mova's school dictionary: **Good, brave and honest; acting in a way that shows a fine…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (noble, nobler, noblest); noun (a noble, nobles)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Good, brave and honest; acting in a way that shows a fine character: «a noble deed». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noble/#m1)

2) Belonging to a high social rank, such as lords, dukes and princes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noble/#m2)

3) (noun) A person of high rank in old times; a lord or lady. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noble/#m3)

4) Impressive and grand: «a noble horse». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noble/#m4)

5) (science) Noble gases (helium, neon, argon…) hardly react with anything; noble metals like gold do not rust. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noble/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In stories a noble knight helps the weak; nobles live in castles and serve the king. In religion lessons the Buddha's teachings are called the Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. In science «noble gas» is a special term. Phrases: «a noble cause», «noble family», «noble gas», «noble savage» (old, unfair idea).

### examples

- It was noble of you to share your lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noble/#x1)
- The nobles met at the king's castle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noble/#x2)
- She was born into a noble family. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noble/#x3)
- Helping the poor is a noble cause. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noble/#x4)
- Neon is a noble gas used in bright signs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noble/#x5)
- The knight did a noble thing and saved the village. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noble/#x6)
- Buddhists follow the Four Noble Truths. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noble/#x7)
- What a brave, noble man he was! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noble/#x8)

### note

Comparison: nobler, noblest. Adverb: nobly. Noun: nobility (both the quality and the rank). The «noble» rank and the «noble» character are different senses; a noble by rank may not act nobly.

### In the corpora

- [Venice was a merchant republic ruled by an elected Doge (a duke chosen for life) and councils of noble families.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/32-venice-the-ottomans-and-the-mediterranean/6/)
- [The well, which the princes digged, which the nobles of the people delved, with the sceptre, and with their staves.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.773/)
- [Then made He a remnant to have dominion over the nobles and the people; the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.133/)
- [The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be noble.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.665/)
- [As for her nobles, none shall be there to be called to the kingdom; and all her princes shall be nothing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.719/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «noble» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noble/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.