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no·ble·man

(nō′bəl-mən)
n.
A man of noble rank.
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nobleman

(ˈnəʊbəlmən)
n, pl -men
a man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat
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no•ble•man

(ˈnoʊ bəl mən)

n., pl. -men.
a man of noble birth or rank; noble; peer.
[1520–30]
no′ble•man•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:nobleman - a titled peer of the realm]nobleman - a titled peer of the realm
armiger - a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms
baron - a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
burgrave - a nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right
count - a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
duke - a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank
grandee - a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal
male aristocrat - a man who is an aristocrat
margrave - a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)
marquess, marquis - nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
mesne lord - a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord
milord - a term of address for an English lord
palsgrave, palatine - (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
peer - a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
sire - a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
thane - a feudal lord or baron
viscount - (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
noblewoman, peeress, Lady - a woman of the peerage in Britain
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Translations
šlechtic
adelsmand
aîalsmaîur

nobleman

[ˈnəʊblmən] N (noblemen (pl)) → noble m, aristócrata m (Spanish Hist) → hidalgo m
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nobleman

[ˈnəʊbəlmən] n (= aristocrat) → noble m
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nobleman

[ˈnəʊblmən] n (-men (pl)) → nobile m, nobiluomo
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noble

(ˈnəubl) adjective
1. honourable; unselfish. a noble mind; a noble deed. edel نَبيل الشُّعور благороден digno ušlechtilý, šlechetný edel ædel; fin ευγενικός, ανώτερος noble üllas متواضع؛ مودب jalo noble אציל कुलीन plemenit, sjajan nemes mulia göfuglyndur nobile 高潔な 고귀한 kilnus, garbingas cēls; cildens mulia edel edel, fin, nobel szlachetny متواضع او با ادبه digno nobil благородный, великодушный šľachetný plemenit plemenit ädel, nobel มิคุณธรรมสูง soylu, asil, yüce 高尚無私的 благородний محترم، بے لوث cao quý 高尚的
2. of high birth or rank. a noble family; of noble birth. adel كَريم الأصْل، نَبيل знатен nobre urozený, vznešený adelig fornem; adelig αριστοκρατικός noble suursugune شريف aatelinen noble אצולה, מיוחס नीतिवान plemenit porijeklom nemesi származású luhur ættgöfugur nobile 高貴な 귀족의 kilmingas dižciltīgs berketurunan bangsawan adellijk adelig szlachecki شريف nobre nobil знатный urodzený plemenit plemićki adlig, förnäm ชั้นสูง asil, aristokrat 貴族的,顯貴的 шляхетний; знатний شريف، باعزت quý tộc 贵族的
noun
a person of high birth. The nobles planned to murder the king. adellike نَبيل، أحد النُّبَلاء благородник nobre šlechtic der/die Adelig adel ο ευγενής, αυτός που ανήκει στην αριστοκρατική τάξη noble aadlik آزاده ها aatelinen noble בֵּן אָצוּלָה कुलीन मनुष्य plemić nemes(ember) ningrat aðalsmaður nobile 貴族 귀족 didikas dižciltīgais; augstmanis bangsawan edele adelsmann/-kvinne szlachcic آزادى غوښتونكى nobre nobil дворянин šľachtic plemič plemstvo adelsman คนชั้นสูง soylu kimse, asilzade 貴族 знать امير زادہ người quý tộc 贵族
noˈbility (-ˈbi-) noun
1. the state of being noble. the nobility of his mind/birth. adellik نُبْل، نَبالَه، أصالَه، شَرَف الشُّعور благородство nobreza šlechetnost, ušlechtilost die Vornehmheit ædelhed; nobelhed ευγένεια, αρχοντιά nobleza õilsus اصالت خانوادگى ylevyys noblesse אֲצִילוּת कुलीन वर्ग, अभिजात वर्ग plemenitost nemesség kemuliaan aðall nobiltà 高潔さ 고귀함 kilnumas, kilmingumas aristokrātija; dižciltīgums kemuliaan adellijkheid, edelheid edelhet, nobelhet szlachetność ښه نسب لرل nobreza nobleţe благородство šľachetnosť plemenitost plemenitost ädelhet, adlig börd ความมีศีลธรรม soyluluk, asalet 高尚無私,高貴 благородство, шляхетність شرافت، نجابت giới quý tộc 高贵
2. nobles ie dukes, earls etc. The nobility supported the king during the revolution. adellikes النُّبَلاء аристокрация nobreza šlechta der Adel adel ευγενείς, αριστοκρατία nobleza aadel طبقه نجبا aatelisto noblesse הַאֲצְוּלָה उच्च्ता, श्रेष्ठता plemstvo nemesség bangsawan aðalsmannastétt nobiltà 貴族 귀족 (계급) diduomenė aristokrātija kaum bangsawan adel adel szlachta د اشرافو كورنى nobreza nobi­lime дворянство šľachta plemstvo plemstvo adel ความสูงส่ง; ชนชั้นสูง soylular, asiller 貴族階層 вельможне панство, знать شرفاء tính cao thượng 贵族阶层
ˈnobly adverb
He worked nobly for the cause of peace. edel, edelmoedig بِصورَةٍ نَبيلَه благородно dignamente ušlechtile großmütig ædelt μεγαλόψυχα noblemente, con generosidad õilsalt شرافتمندانه jalosti noblement בַּאֲצִילוּת कुलीनता plemenito, velikodušno nagylelkűen penuh kemuliaan göfugmannlega, drengilega nobilmente 気高く 고귀하게 kilniai, garbingai pašaizliedzīgi dengan hati yang mulia op grootmoedige wijze edelt, nobelt szlachetnie په شرافت سره dignamente cu nobleţe благородно; самоотверженно ušľachtilo plemenito plemenito ädelt อย่างประเสริฐ şerefli bir şekilde, asil 高尚無私地 благородно شريفانہ cao thượng 高尚地
ˈnobleman – feminine ˈnoblewoman – noun
a noble. The king was murdered by a nobleman at his court. edelman رَجُل شَريف، نَبيل ، كَريم الأصْل، عَريق النَّسَب благородник nobre šlechtic der/die Adelige adelsmand ο ευγενής, αυτός που ανήκει στην αριστοκρατική τάξη noble aadlik نجيبزاده؛ نجيب زاده aatelinen noble אציל कुलीन जन plemkinja nemesember orang bangsawan aðalsmaður nobiluomo 貴族 고귀한 출생(신분)의 사람 didikas, didikë dižciltīgais wanita, lelaki bangsawan edelman adelsmann/-kvinne szlachcic, szlachcianka نجيب زاده،د لوى نسب خاوند nobre nobil дворянин šľachtic plemič plemić adelsman ขุนนาง soylu 貴族 дворянин امير، شريف người quý tộc 贵族
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