nobly

no·ble  (nbl)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin nbilis; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]

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noble·ness n.

nobly adv.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

nobly - in a noble manner; "she has behaved nobly"

Translations

nobly [ˈnəʊblɪ] ADV → noblemente, con nobleza (fig) → generosamente, con generosidad

nobly [ˈnəʊbli] adv

(= unselfishly) [behave, offer] → généreusement

(= aristocratically) to be nobly born → être de naissance noble

nobly

adv

(= aristocratically) → vornehm; nobly born → von edler Geburt

(= 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

nobly [ˈnəʊblɪ] adv (selflessly) → generosamente

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nobly [ˈnəʊblɪ] adv (selflessly) → generosamente