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noble
adjective as in aristocratic
adjective as in dignified, excellent
Strongest matches
benevolent, brilliant, charitable, dignified, distinguished, extraordinary, gracious, grand, great, high-minded, honorable, humane, imposing, lofty, magnificent, splendid, virtuous, worthy
Weak matches
beneficent, benign, big, bounteous, courtly, cultivated, eminent, first-rate, generous, great-hearted, impressive, magnanimous, meritorious, preeminent, refined, remarkable, reputable, stately, sublime, supreme, sympathetic, tolerant
Example Sentences
It is perhaps not a coincidence that when Vi and Caitlyn finally consummate their relationship, the literal seduction is linked to Vi’s figurative succumbing to Caitlyn’s politics: She accepts the badge, with all of the raw emotion of a zealous new recruit to a supposedly noble cause.
Yet as Vi and the audience quickly sees, Caitlyn’s cause is not noble.
By its very nature, it cannot be noble; it depends on lies that vilify an entire population and maintaining an inherently oppressive status quo.
The only housemate who abstained from such contests is Laszlo Cravensworth, Matt Berry's comically pompous aristocrat who’d rather focus all his lust on his "lady wife" Nadja and other more noble hobbies.
It places 9th on Barnes & Noble's list of bestsellers.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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