Толковый словарь английского языка - noble

I. adjective (~r; ~st) see: know Date: 13th century 1. possessing outstanding qualities ; illustrious, famous, notable , of high birth or exalted rank ; aristocratic, 3. possessing very high or excellent qualities or properties , very good or excellent, grand or impressive especially in appearance , possessing, characterized by, or arising from superiority of mind or character or of ideals or morals ; lofty , chemically inert or inactive especially toward oxygen , see: moral ~ness noun nobly adverb II. noun Date: 14th century a person of ~ rank or birth, an old English gold coin equivalent to 6s 8d