nobly
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no·ble
(nō′bəl)adj. no·bler, no·blest
1. Possessing hereditary rank in a political system or social class derived from a feudalistic stage of a country's development.
2.
a. Having or showing qualities of high moral character, such as courage, generosity, or honor: a noble spirit.
b. Proceeding from or indicative of such a character; showing magnanimity: "What poor an instrument / May do a noble deed!" (Shakespeare).
3. Grand and stately in appearance; majestic: "a mighty Spanish chestnut, bare now of leaves, but in summer a noble tree" (Richard Jeffries).
4. Chemistry Inactive or inert.
n.
1. A member of the nobility.
2. A gold coin formerly used in England, worth half of a mark.
no′ble·ness n.
no′bly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | nobly - in a noble manner; "she has behaved nobly" |
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Translations
بِصورَةٍ نَبيلَه
ušlechtile
göfugmannlega, drengilega
ušľachtilo
asilşerefli bir şekilde
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
nobly
[ˈnəʊbli] adv (= unselfishly) [behave, offer] → généreusement
(= aristocratically) to be nobly born → être de naissance noble
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
nobly
adv
(= finely) → edel, vornehm; (= bravely) → wacker, heldenhaft; you’ve done nobly → du hast dich wacker geschlagen (inf)
(= impressively) proportioned → prächtig, prachtvoll
(inf: = selflessly) → großmütig; he nobly gave up his weekend → großmütigerweise opferte er sein Wochenende
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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noble
(ˈnəubl) adjective1. honourable; unselfish. a noble mind; a noble deed.
2. of high birth or rank. a noble family; of noble birth.
noun a person of high birth. The nobles planned to murder the king.
noˈbility (-ˈbi-) noun1. the state of being noble. the nobility of his mind/birth.
2. nobles ie dukes, earls etc. The nobility supported the king during the revolution.
ˈnobly adverbHe worked nobly for the cause of peace.
ˈnobleman – feminine ˈnoblewoman – noun a noble. The king was murdered by a nobleman at his court.
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