noble

1. A titled peer of the realm (synset 110291374)
   is a type of: male aristocrat - a man who is an aristocrat
   subtypes:

   • armiger - a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms
   • baron - a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
   • burgrave - a nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right
   • count - a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
   • duke - a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank
   • grandee - a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal
   • margrave - a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)
   • marquess, marquis - nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
   • mesne lord - a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord
   • milord - a term of address for an English lord
   • palatine, palsgrave - (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
   • peer - a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
   • sire - a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
   • thane - a feudal lord or baron
   • viscount - (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
   specific instances:

   • don juan - a legendary Spanish nobleman and philanderer who became the hero of many poems and plays and operas
   • mortimer, roger de mortimer - English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
   same as: lord, nobleman

1. Impressive in appearance (synset 301286600)
   "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"
   similar to: impressive - making a strong or vivid impression
   same as: baronial, imposing, stately
2. Of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times (synset 301594522)
   "of noble birth"
   similar to:

   • aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician - belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
   • august, grand, lordly - of or befitting a lord
   • coroneted, highborn, titled - belonging to the peerage
   • imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royal - belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
   • kinglike, kingly - having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king
   • monarchal, monarchical - having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a monarch
   • princely - having the rank of or befitting a prince
   • queenlike, queenly - having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen
   • royal - being of the rank of a monarch
3. Having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character (synset 301592579)
   "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"
   also: honorable, honourable - worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
   tells us about: grandeur, magnanimousness, nobility, nobleness - the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct
   similar to:

   • dignifying, ennobling - investing with dignity or honor
   • elevated, exalted, grand, high-flown, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, rarified, sublime - of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
   • greathearted, magnanimous - noble and generous in spirit
4. Inert especially toward oxygen (synset 301936643)
   "a noble gas such as helium or neon"; "noble metals include gold and silver and platinum"
   similar to: unreactive - (chemistry) not reacting chemically

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