noble

²noble

noun

Definition of NOBLE

1

: a person of noble rank or birth

2

: an old English gold coin equivalent to 6s 8d

Examples of NOBLE

1. <an elite school for children of nobles>

First Known Use of NOBLE

14th century

Related to NOBLE

Synonyms: aristocrat, blue blood, gentle, gentleperson, patrician

Related Words: socialite, swell; magnate, magnifico, mogul, nabob; gentlefolk (also gentlefolks)

Near Antonyms: canaille, commoner, pleb, plebeian, proletarian, roturier; boor, fellah, peasant, peon

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