noble

«noble» in Mova's school dictionary: Good, brave and honest; acting in a way that shows a fine… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (noble, nobler, noblest); noun (a noble, nobles)

meaning for a pupil

1) Good, brave and honest; acting in a way that shows a fine character: «a noble deed». tree →

2) Belonging to a high social rank, such as lords, dukes and princes. tree →

3) (noun) A person of high rank in old times; a lord or lady. tree →

4) Impressive and grand: «a noble horse». tree →

5) (science) Noble gases (helium, neon, argon…) hardly react with anything; noble metals like gold do not rust. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories a noble knight helps the weak; nobles live in castles and serve the king. In religion lessons the Buddha's teachings are called the Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. In science «noble gas» is a special term. Phrases: «a noble cause», «noble family», «noble gas», «noble savage» (old, unfair idea).

examples

• It was noble of you to share your lunch. tree →
• The nobles met at the king's castle. tree →
• She was born into a noble family. tree →
• Helping the poor is a noble cause. tree →
• Neon is a noble gas used in bright signs. tree →
• The knight did a noble thing and saved the village. tree →
• Buddhists follow the Four Noble Truths. tree →
• What a brave, noble man he was! tree →

note

Comparison: nobler, noblest. Adverb: nobly. Noun: nobility (both the quality and the rank). The «noble» rank and the «noble» character are different senses; a noble by rank may not act nobly.

In the corpora

• Venice was a merchant republic ruled by an elected Doge (a duke chosen for life) and councils of noble families.
• The well, which the princes digged, which the nobles of the people delved, with the sceptre, and with their staves.
• Then made He a remnant to have dominion over the nobles and the people; the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.
• The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be noble.
• As for her nobles, none shall be there to be called to the kingdom; and all her princes shall be nothing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «noble» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.