noble

I

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Possessing an exalted mind and character]

Syn. generous, princely, magnanimous, magnificent, courtly, lofty, elevated, splendid, excellent, august, reputable, supreme, eminent, preeminent, lordly, dignified, sublime, great, good, superior, chivalric, chivalrous, great-hearted, high-minded, honorable, distinguished, liberal, tolerant, gracious, benign, beneficient, humane, benevolent, charitable, sympathetic, bounteous, brilliant, extraordinary, remarkable, self-denying, devoted, self-forgetful, heroic, resolute, lionhearted, mettlesome, valorous; see also worthy .

Ant. corrupt*, low, ignoble.

2. [Possessing excellent qualities or properties]

Syn. meritorious, virtuous, worthy, valuable, useful, incorrupt, first-rate, refined, cultivated, chivalrous, trustworthy, candid, liberal, gracious, princely, munificent, magnanimous, generous, distinctive, sincere, truthful, constant, faithful, upright, honest, honorable, warmhearted, true, veracious, distinctive, reputable, respectable, admirable, good, above-board, fair, manly, just, estimable; see also excellent , perfect 2 .

Ant. poor*, inferior, second-rate.

3. [Belonging to the nobility]

Syn. royal, titled, aristocratic, patrician, highborn, wellborn, blue-blooded, of high rank, of good family, highborn, gentle, of gentle birth, of gentle blood, imperial, lordly, highbred, princely, of good breed, kingly, to the manner born, born to the purple*; see also royal 2 .

Ant. common*, plebeian, lowborn.

4. [Grand]

Syn. stately, impressive, imposing; see grand 2 .

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. eminent renowned, famous, illustrious, distinguished, preeminent, esteemed, acclaimed, celebrated.

2. of high moral character moral, virtuous, chivalrous, idealistic, magnanimous, lofty, heroic, honorable, principled, decent, forthright, gallant, exemplary, ethical, scrupulous, humane, benevolent, valorous. ''All nobility in its beginnings was somebody's natural superiority.''—Ralph Waldo Emerson.

3. belonging to nobility aristocratic, highborn, princely, royal, blue-blooded, pedigreed, to the manor born, regal, titled, patrician.

4. having excellent qualities superior, grand, stately, splendid, majestic, regal, august, superb.

ANT.: 1. unknown, obscure. 2. immoral, low, dishonorable, ignoble. 3. plebian, common, lower class, working class. 4. inferior, poor, shoddy

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Of high birth or social position: aristocratic, blue-blooded, elite, highborn, highbred, patrician, thoroughbred, upper-class, wellborn. Informal: upper-crust. See OVER. 2. Being on a high intellectual or moral level: elevated, high-minded, moral. See HIGH. 3. Large and impressive in size, scope, or extent: august, baronial, grand, grandiose, imposing, lordly, magnific, magnificent, majestic, princely, regal, royal, splendid, stately, sublime, superb. See BIG, GOOD.