Nobel Prize

noun

No·​bel Prize nō-ˈbel- 

ˈnō-ˌbel-

: any of various annual prizes (as in peace, literature, medicine) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of persons who work for the interests of humanity

called also Nobel

Examples of Nobel Prize in a Sentence

He won the Nobel Prize for economics.

Recent Examples on the Web

It was born in 2000, at a meeting of the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme (IGBP) held in Cuernavaca, Mexico, when the Nobel Prize-winning atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen asked to speak. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

The vaccine, called intismeran, is made with the same Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology that was behind COVID-19 vaccines. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

The vaccine, called intismeran, is made with the same Nobel Prize-winning mRNAtechnology that was behind COVID-19 vaccines. — Lauren Neergaard, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

The Global Change Award, now in its 11th year, has been referred to as the Nobel Prize of fashion. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Nobel Prize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• alibis
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• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
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• anywise
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• butterflies

Kids Definition

Nobel Prize

noun

No·​bel Prize (ˌ)nō-ˌbel- 

: an annual prize (as in literature, medicine, peace) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of people who work for the interests of humanity