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nobly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈnəʊbli/
  • US: /ˈnoʊbli/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: N AA1 B L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a noble manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • In the end he died nobly, trying to save the lives of others.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decently, righteously, worthily, becomingly, chastely, continently, correctly, decorously, deservingly, dutifully, duteously, meritoriously, modestly, morally, nobly, rightly, right-mindedly, virtuously

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a noble manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she has behaved nobly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English nobeliche, nobely, nobilliche, nobilly, nobliche, noblike, nobly, noblye, equivalent to noble + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: noblement — in a noble manner
  • Esperanto: noble — in a noble manner
  • French: noblement — in a noble manner
  • Old French: noblement — in a noble manner
  • Galician: nobremente — in a noble manner
  • Italian: nobilmente — in a noble manner
  • Norman: nobliément — in a noble manner
  • Polish: szlachetnie — in a noble manner
  • Portuguese: nobremente — in a noble manner
  • Romanian: cu noblețe — in a noble manner
  • Spanish: noblemente — in a noble manner