noun
adjective
- Impressive in appearance.
- usage: "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"
- Of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times.
- usage: "of noble birth"
- Having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character.
- usage: "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"
- Inert especially toward oxygen.
- usage: "a noble gas such as helium or neon"; "noble metals include gold and silver and platinum"
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