noble
no‧ble1 /ˈnəʊbəl $ ˈnoʊ-/ 
adjective
It’s very noble of you to spend all your weekends helping the old folk.
noble ideals
2. [only before noun] belonging to the nobility
noble family/blood/birth etc
a member of an ancient noble family
The Marquis would have to marry a woman of noble blood.
3. something that is noble is very impressive and beautiful:
the old church with its noble tower
4. noble gas/metal technical a noble gas or metal is not affected chemically by other substances ⇨ base metal
5. noble savage literary someone who comes from a society that is less developed or interested in money than western countries, making them morally better than people who live in western countries
noble2 noun [countable]
a member of the highest social class with a title such as ‘Duke’ or ‘Countess’
⇨ commoner
| I |
adjective Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin nobilis
1. morally good or generous in a way that is admired:Language: Old French
Origin: Latin nobilis
2. [only before noun] belonging to the nobility
noble family/blood/birth etc
3. something that is noble is very impressive and beautiful:
4. noble gas/metal technical a noble gas or metal is not affected chemically by other substances ⇨ base metal
5. noble savage literary someone who comes from a society that is less developed or interested in money than western countries, making them morally better than people who live in western countries
| II |
noun [countable]a member of the highest social class with a title such as ‘Duke’ or ‘Countess’
⇨ commoner