noble

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊbəl/
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• General-American: /ˈnoʊbəl/
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• South-Asia: /ˈnobɨl/
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• rhymes with -əʊbəl
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• CMU ARPABET: N OW1 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English noble, from Old French noble, borrowed from Latin nōbilis (“knowable, known, well-known, famous, celebrated, high-born, of noble birth, excellent”), from nōscere, gnōscere (“to know”). False cognate of Arabic نبيل (nabīl). Displaced native Middle English athel, from Old English æþele.

From noble.

245 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: fisnik — having honorable qualities
• Albanian: bujar — having honorable qualities
• Arabic: كَرِيم (karīm) — having honorable qualities
• Arabic: شَرِيف (šarīf) — having honorable qualities
• Arabic: نَبِيل (nabīl) — having honorable qualities
• Armenian: ազնիվ (azniv) — having honorable qualities
• Armenian: վեհ (veh) — having honorable qualities
• Armenian: վեհանձն (vehanjn) — having honorable qualities
• Belarusian: шляхе́тны (šljaxjétny) — having honorable qualities
• Bulgarian: благоро́ден (blagoróden) — having honorable qualities
• Catalan: noble — having honorable qualities
• Chinese Mandarin: 高貴 /高贵 (gāoguì) — having honorable qualities
• Chinese Mandarin: 高尚 (gāoshàng) — having honorable qualities
• Czech: vznešený — having honorable qualities
• Czech: velkomyslný — having honorable qualities
• Czech: ušlechtilý — having honorable qualities
• Dutch: edel — having honorable qualities
• Dutch: adellijk — having honorable qualities
• Dutch: eervol — having honorable qualities
• Dutch: fatsoenlijk — having honorable qualities
• Dutch: nobel — having honorable qualities
• Esperanto: nobla — having honorable qualities
• Estonian: aatelik — having honorable qualities
• Finnish: aatelinen — having honorable qualities
• Finnish: jalo — having honorable qualities
• Finnish: ylväs — having honorable qualities
• French: noble — having honorable qualities
• French: aristocratique — having honorable qualities
• West-Frisian: eal — having honorable qualities
• Galician: nobre — having honorable qualities
• Georgian: კეთილშობილი (ḳetilšobili) — having honorable qualities
• Georgian: დიდსულოვანი (didsulovani) — having honorable qualities
• Georgian: სულგრძელი (sulgrʒeli) — having honorable qualities
• German: nobel — having honorable qualities
• German: edel — having honorable qualities
• German: großzügig — having honorable qualities
• German: großmütig — having honorable qualities
• German: hehr — having honorable qualities
• Greek: αριστοκρατικός (aristokratikós) — having honorable qualities
• Ancient Greek: γενναῖος (gennaîos) — having honorable qualities
• Hawaiian: aliʻi — having honorable qualities
• Hebrew: יקר רוח (y'kár rúakh) — having honorable qualities
• Hebrew: נאצל (ne'etsál) — having honorable qualities
• Hindi: कुलीन (kulīn) — having honorable qualities
• Hindi: आर्य (ārya) — having honorable qualities
• Hungarian: nemes — having honorable qualities
• Indonesian: mulia — having honorable qualities
• Irish: uasal — having honorable qualities
• Irish: án — having honorable qualities
• Italian: nobile — having honorable qualities
• Japanese: 偉い (erai) — having honorable qualities
• Japanese: 立派な (rippa na) — having honorable qualities
• Khmer: អភិជន (a’phi’ cɔɔn) — having honorable qualities
• Kyrgyz: асыл (asıl) — having honorable qualities
• Latin: pulcher — having honorable qualities
• Latin: nōbilis — having honorable qualities
• Latvian: cēls — having honorable qualities
• Latvian: cildens — having honorable qualities
• Lithuanian: kilnus — having honorable qualities
• Macedonian: благороден (blagoroden) — having honorable qualities
• Māori: metarahi — having honorable qualities
• Māori: metararahi — having honorable qualities
• Norman: nobl'ye — having honorable qualities
• Norwegian Bokmål: edel — having honorable qualities
• Norwegian Nynorsk: edel — having honorable qualities
• Occitan: nòble — having honorable qualities
• Persian: شریف (šarif) — having honorable qualities
• Persian: نجیب (najib) — having honorable qualities
• Polish: szlachetny — having honorable qualities
• Portuguese: nobre — having honorable qualities
• Romanian: nobil — having honorable qualities
• Russian: благоро́дный (blagoródnyj) — having honorable qualities
• Scots: athill — having honorable qualities
• Scottish Gaelic: uasal — having honorable qualities
• Scottish Gaelic: mòrdha — having honorable qualities
• Scottish Gaelic: miathail — having honorable qualities
• Scottish Gaelic: flathail — having honorable qualities
• Scottish Gaelic: allail — having honorable qualities
• Scottish Gaelic: òirdheirc — having honorable qualities
• Serbo-Croatian: племѐнит — having honorable qualities
• Serbo-Croatian: plemènit — having honorable qualities
• Slovak: šľachetný — having honorable qualities
• Slovak: ušľachtilý — having honorable qualities
• Slovak: vznešený — having honorable qualities
• Spanish: noble — having honorable qualities
• Swedish: ädel — having honorable qualities
• Swedish: nobel — having honorable qualities
• Turkish: soylu — having honorable qualities
• Turkish: asil — having honorable qualities
• Ottoman Turkish: شریف (şerif) — having honorable qualities
• Ottoman Turkish: كریم (kerim) — having honorable qualities
• Ukrainian: благоро́дний (blahoródnyj) — having honorable qualities
• Ukrainian: шляхе́тний (šljaxétnyj) — having honorable qualities
• Vietnamese: cao quý — having honorable qualities
• Vietnamese: cao thượng — having honorable qualities
• Albanian: fisnik — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Albanian: fisnike — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Azerbaijani: əsil — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Belarusian: высакаро́дны (vysakaródny) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Belarusian: шляхе́тны (šljaxjétny) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Bulgarian: благоро́ден (blagoróden) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Bulgarian: аристократи́чен (aristokratíčen) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Finnish: aatelinen — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Finnish: aatelis- — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• German: adlig — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• German: aristokratisch — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• German: vornehm — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• German: nobel — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• German: erhaben — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• German: erlaucht — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• German: prächtig — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• German: stattlich — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Ancient Greek: γενναῖος (gennaîos) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Ancient Greek: εὐγενής (eugenḗs) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Hindi: कुलीनता (kulīntā) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Irish: uasal — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Italian: nobile — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Italian: aristocratico — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Japanese: 偉い (erai) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Japanese: 貴い (tōtoi) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Japanese: 高貴な (kōki na) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Japanese: 貴族の (kizoku no) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Kazakh: ақсүйектік (aqsüiektık) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Latin: nōbilis — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Macedonian: благороден (blagoroden) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Old English: æþele — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Persian: اصیل (asil) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Polish: szlachetny — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Romanian: nobil — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Russian: благоро́дный (blagoródnyj) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Russian: аристократи́ческий (aristokratíčeskij) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Slovak: urodzený — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Slovak: aristokratický — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Swedish: adlig — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Swedish: välboren — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Ottoman Turkish: شریف (şerif) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Ottoman Turkish: كبار (kibar) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Ukrainian: шляхе́тний (šljaxétnyj) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Yiddish: אַדלדיק (adldik) — of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth
• Bulgarian: възвишен (vǎzvišen) — grand, magnificent, splendid
• Bulgarian: величествен (veličestven) — grand, magnificent, splendid
• Hindi: महान (mahān) — grand, magnificent, splendid
• Italian: splendido — grand, magnificent, splendid
• Persian: عظیم (azim) — grand, magnificent, splendid
• Bulgarian: благоро́ден (blagoróden) — chemistry: not reactive
• Albanian: fisnik — aristocrat
• Albanian: fisnike — aristocrat
• Arabic: نَبِيل (nabīl) — aristocrat
• Arabic: شريف (šarīf) — aristocrat
• Armenian: ազնվական (aznvakan) — aristocrat
• Azerbaijani: zadəgan — aristocrat
• Bulgarian: благоро́дник (blagoródnik) — aristocrat
• Bulgarian: велмо́жа (velmóža) — aristocrat
• Chinese Mandarin: 貴族 /贵族 (guìzú) — aristocrat
• Czech: šlechtic — aristocrat
• Danish: adelsmand — aristocrat
• Danish: adelskvinde — aristocrat
• Danish: adelsdame — aristocrat
• Danish: aristokrat — aristocrat
• Dutch: edele — aristocrat
• Dutch: aristocraat — aristocrat
• Dutch: adellijke — aristocrat
• Esperanto: nobelo — aristocrat
• Esperanto: nobelino — aristocrat
• Finnish: aristokraatti — aristocrat
• French: noble — aristocrat
• French: aristocrate — aristocrat
• French: nobliau — aristocrat
• Galician: nobre — aristocrat
• Georgian: თავადი (tavadi) — aristocrat
• Georgian: დიდგვაროვანი (didgvarovani) — aristocrat
• Georgian: წარჩინებული (c̣arčinebuli) — aristocrat
• Georgian: დიდებული (didebuli) — aristocrat
• German: Adeliger — aristocrat
• German: Adliger — aristocrat
• German: Adelige — aristocrat
• German: Adlige — aristocrat
• German: Aristokrat — aristocrat
• German: Aristokratin — aristocrat
• German: Edelmann — aristocrat
• German: Edelfrau — aristocrat
• German: Edeldame — aristocrat
• German: Edelfräulein — aristocrat
• German: Edler — aristocrat
• German: Edle — aristocrat
• Greek: αριστοκράτης (aristokrátis) — aristocrat
• Greek: ευγενής (evgenís) — aristocrat
• Ancient Greek: ἄριστος (áristos) — aristocrat
• Hawaiian: aliʻi — aristocrat
• Hebrew: אָצִיל (atsíl) — aristocrat
• Hebrew: אֲצִילָה (atsilá) — aristocrat
• Hindi: कुलीन (kulīn) — aristocrat
• Hindi: अभिजात (abhijāt) — aristocrat
• Hungarian: nemes — aristocrat
• Icelandic: aðalsmaður — aristocrat
• Irish: uasal — aristocrat
• Japanese: 貴族 (kizoku) — aristocrat
• Kazakh: ақсүйек (aqsüiek) — aristocrat
• Macedonian: благо́родник (blagórodnik) — aristocrat
• Macedonian: ве́лможа (vélmoža) — aristocrat
• Macedonian: великодо́стојник (velikodóstojnik) — aristocrat
• Māori: ariki — aristocrat
• Norwegian Bokmål: adelsmann — aristocrat
• Norwegian Bokmål: adelskvinne — aristocrat
• Norwegian Bokmål: adelsdame — aristocrat
• Norwegian Bokmål: aristokrat — aristocrat
• Norwegian Nynorsk: adelsmann — aristocrat
• Norwegian Nynorsk: adelskvinne — aristocrat
• Norwegian Nynorsk: adelsdame — aristocrat
• Norwegian Nynorsk: aristokrat — aristocrat
• Old English: ǣþel — aristocrat
• Persian: نجیبزاده (najib-zâde) — aristocrat
• Polish: arystokrata — aristocrat
• Polish: arystokratka — aristocrat
• Polish: szlachcic — aristocrat
• Polish: szlachcianka — aristocrat
• Portuguese: nobre — aristocrat
• Romanian: nobil — aristocrat
• Romanian: nobilă — aristocrat
• Romanian: aristocrat — aristocrat
• Romanian: aristocrată — aristocrat
• Russian: аристокра́т (aristokrát) — aristocrat
• Russian: аристокра́тка (aristokrátka) — aristocrat
• Russian: дворяни́н (dvorjanín) — aristocrat
• Russian: дворя́нка (dvorjánka) — aristocrat
• Serbo-Croatian: пле̏мић — aristocrat
• Serbo-Croatian: пле̏мкиња — aristocrat
• Serbo-Croatian: plȅmīć — aristocrat
• Serbo-Croatian: plȅmkinja — aristocrat
• Slovak: šľachtic — aristocrat
• Slovak: urodzený — aristocrat
• Spanish: noble — aristocrat
• Swedish: adelsman — aristocrat
• Swedish: adelsdam — aristocrat
• Swedish: adelskvinna — aristocrat
• Swedish: adelsperson — aristocrat
• Swedish: aristokrat — aristocrat
• Turkish: soylu — aristocrat
• Turkish: aristokrat — aristocrat
• Vietnamese: quý tộc — aristocrat
• Yiddish: אַדלמאַן (adlman) — aristocrat
• Yiddish: אַריסטאָקראַט (aristokrat) — aristocrat
• Yiddish: דוואָריאַנין (dvoryanin) — aristocrat
• Yiddish: וויעלמאָזשנע (vyelmozhne) — aristocrat
• German: Nobel — medieval gold coin