<p><strong>adjective</strong></p><ul><li>distinguished by rank or title.</li><li>pertaining to persons so distinguished.</li><li>of, belonging to, or constituting a hereditary class that has special social or political status in a country or state; of or pertaining to the aristocracy.</li><li>of an exalted moral or mental character or excellence: a noble thought.</li><li>admirable in dignity of conception, manner of expression, execution, or composition: a noble poem.</li><li>very impressive or imposing in appearance: a noble monument.</li><li>of an admirably high quality; notably superior; excellent.</li><li>famous; illustrious; renowned.</li><li>Chemistry: inert; chemically inactive.</li><li>Falconry: (of a hawk) having excellent qualities or abilities.</li></ul><p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman.</li><li>a former gold coin of England, first issued in 1346 by Edward III, equal to half a mark or 6s. 8d., replaced in 1464 under Edward IV by the rose noble.</li><li>(in Britain) a peer.</li></ul>