adjective
noble
CEFR B2
of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times
In a sentence
Six example sentences with noble, each labelled with its topic.
Every noble family in the valley owed the duke forty days of armed service each year.
History
The noble houses along the canal each carry a carved crest above the door, ranked by how old the title is.
Architecture
The novel opens with a noble heir who cannot read, and a steward's son who runs the whole estate.
Literature
Portraits of the noble families of Venice show their crests in the corner, painted as carefully as the faces.
Art
Until 1999 every noble title carried a seat in the upper house, and some members had never once attended.
Politics
The drama follows a noble household through 1912, though the servants below stairs get better lines than the family.
Movies
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Found in these word lists
Found in 5 published word lists
- New Academic Word List (Browne/Culligan/Phillips 2013)Authoritative
- General Service List (West 1953, Bauman/Culligan rev.)Authoritative
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- Science Vocabulary ListAuthoritative
- GregMat 960 GRE WordsRecognized
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