ennoble | (verb) give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility | Synonyms: entitle, gentle |
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(verb) confer dignity or honor upon | Synonyms: dignify |
ennoblement | (noun) the act of raising someone to the nobility | - |
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(noun) the state of being noble | - |
ennobling | (adjective) tending to exalt | Synonyms: exalting |
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(adjective) investing with dignity or honor | Synonyms: dignifying |
ignoble | (adjective) completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose | - |
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(adjective) not of the nobility | Synonyms: ungentle, untitled |
ignobleness | (noun) the quality of being ignoble | Synonyms: ignobility |
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ignobly | (adverb) in a currish manner; meanspiritedly | Synonyms: currishly |
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melanoblast | (noun) an epidermal cell that is a precursor of a melanocyte | - |
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monoblast | (noun) a large immature monocyte normally found in bone marrow | - |
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noble | (adjective) having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character | - |
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(adjective) of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times | - |
(adjective) impressive in size, manner, or appearance | Synonyms: baronial, imposing, stately |
(adjective) inert especially toward oxygen | - |
(noun) a titled peer of the realm | Synonyms: Lord, nobleman |
nobleman | (noun) a titled peer of the realm | Synonyms: Lord, noble |
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nobleness | (noun) the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct | Synonyms: grandeur, magnanimousness, nobility |
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noblesse | (noun) members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility) | - |
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(noun) the state of being of noble birth | Synonyms: nobility |
noblewoman | (noun) a woman of the peerage in Britain | Synonyms: Lady, peeress |
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nobly | (adverb) in a noble manner | - |
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nonobligatory | (adjective) not required by rule or law | Synonyms: nonmandatory |
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retinoblastoma | (noun) malignant ocular tumor of retinal cells; usually occurs before the third year of life; composed of primitive small round retinal cells | - |
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unobligated | (adjective) not obligated | - |
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unobliging | (adjective) not accommodating | Synonyms: unaccommodating |
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