Synonyms for noble
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. High-minded — having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct…
high-minded, honorable US, honourable UK, royal, lordly, magnanimous, exalted, great, gurt UK, grand, kingly, princely, gallant, stately, majestic, high, virtuous, imperial, heroic, august, illustrious, lofty, dignified, worthy
Other
aristocratic, patrician, knightly, queenly, superior, blue-blooded, titled, aristocratical, queenlike, gentle dated
Noun
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
He is a noble man who would never put his family in jeopardy.
- n. 1
An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century.
Related words
- Word family
- nobleman nobility noble-minded nobleness noblewoman nobly
- Phrases
- noble gas noble metal danseur noble
Forms
- Plural
- nobles → noblemen, lords, magnates, peers…
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We speak of an exalted station, a grand mountain, an imposing presence, a majestic cathedral, a noble mien, a solemn litany, a stately march, an august assembly, the awful scene of the Judgment Day.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- royal They bestowed several gifts on the royal visitors.
- magnanimous Let's be magnanimous toward our rivals.
- aristocratic His dress somehow gives an aristocratic impression.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| noble | falling | |
| royal | rising | |
| magnanimous | rising | |
| lordly | steady | |
| aristocratic | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- high1, lord1, peer1, gurt
- 5 letters
- great1, grand1, royal2, lofty2
- 6 letters
- august2, worthy2, gentle2, titled2, heroic3, kingly2, lordly2
- 7 letters
- gallant2, exalted3, stately2, magnate2, queenly
- 8 letters
- superior4, imperial4, majestic3, virtuous3, nobleman3, princely2, knightly2
- 9 letters
- honorable4, dignified3, patrician3, queenlike
- 10 letters
- honourable4
- 11 letters
- illustrious4, magnanimous4, nobleperson
- 12 letters
- aristocratic5
- 14 letters
- aristocratical
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (royal2 = 2 syllables).