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noblehaving fine personal qualities or high moral principles

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: having fine personal qualities or high moral principles

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈnoʊbəl/

Korean meaning: 고귀한, 숭고한

Korean pronunciation: **노**블

Example Sentences

  • Many nobles lost their wealth during the economic crisis.
  • The superhero's noble mission was to save cats stuck in trees every Tuesday.
  • She made the noble decision to share her lunch with her hungry classmate.

noble

ADJECTIVE

//ˈnoʊbəl//

having fine personal qualities or high moral principles

noble concept
💡 Concept

The noble knight kneels before a wounded peasant, offering his own cloak.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈnoʊbəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈnəʊbəl/

🌳Etymology

Rootnobl-
Suffix--e

Origin

라틴어 'nobilis'에서 유래했으며, '알려진, 유명한'이라는 뜻의 'noscere(알다)'에서 파생되었습니다. 원래 '잘 알려진 사람'이라는 의미에서 시작해 '명성 있는 귀족'이라는 뜻으로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

mobileglobal
mobile
global

🔗Collocations

noble cause
noble gesture
noble birth
noble sacrifice
noble character
noble family

📝Examples

Many nobles lost their wealth during the economic crisis.

😄 Fun example

The superhero's noble mission was to save cats stuck in trees every Tuesday.

She made the noble decision to share her lunch with her hungry classmate.

😄 Fun example

The noble knight bravely fought the dragon, but forgot to bring his sword.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

honorabledignifiedaristocraticvirtuousdistinguished

Antonyms

ignoblecommonbase

Related

nobilitynoblemannoblenessaristocracy

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