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No"ble (?), a.
[Compar. Nobler (?);
superl. Noblest (?).] [F. noble, fr.
L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known, famous,
highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See know.]
1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity,
etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;
magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble
heart.

Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong

To nobler poets for a nobler song.

2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as,
a noble edifice.

3. Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the
nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title;
highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.

&fist; Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-
minded.

Noble metals (Chem.), silver, gold,
and platinum; -- so called from their freedom from oxidation and
permanence in air.


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