## Meanings
1. Having or showing high moral qualities such as honesty, courage, and generosity.
2. Belonging to the highest social class, often with an inherited title.
3. A person of high social rank, especially one with an inherited title.
4. Grand and impressive in appearance.

## Examples
- Helping the refugees was a noble thing to do.
- She came from a noble family of ancient origin.
- The nobles gathered at the king's court.
- They admired the noble old building in the town square.

## Derived Forms
- angel-noble
- antinoble
- ennoble
- half-noble
- nobility
- noble-born
- noble-minded
- noblebright
- nobleman
- nobleness
- noblewoman
- nobly

## Related Forms
- honorable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ǵneh₃-
- Root: noble
- Root: nōbilis

## Etymology
From Middle English noble, from Old French noble, borrowed from Latin nōbilis (“knowable, known, well-known, famous, celebrated, high-born, of noble birth, excellent”), from nōscere, gnōscere (“to know”). False cognate of Arabic نبيل (nabīl). Displaced native Middle English athel, from Old English æþele.

## AI Etymology
Noble comes from Middle English noble, from Old French noble, borrowed from Latin nōbilis (“knowable, known, well-known, famous, celebrated, high-born, of noble birth, excellent”), from nōscere, gnōscere (“to know”). False cognate of Arabic نبيل (nabīl). Displaced native Middle English athel, from Old English æþele. The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-, Middle English noble, Old French noble, and Latin nōbilis. Modern senses include having or showing high moral qualities such as honesty, courage, and generosity and belonging to the highest social class, often with an inherited title. The wider word family includes derivatives such as angel-noble, antinoble, ennoble, half-noble, nobility, and noble-born and related forms such as honorable.

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