Definitions: (1) having or showing superior moral qualities or ideals; (2) famous, illustrious, or renowned; having eminence, dignity, excellence, or fame; worthy; (3) grand; stately; splendid; magnificent; magnanimous; (4) possessing a courageous or gallant spirit
Derivation: Latin, “to know”
Synonyms: august, , aristocratic, exalted, generous, imperial, lofty, majestic, noble-minded
Compatible Qualities: caring, integrity
Quote:
• Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. — Aesop (c 620–564 BC) Greek fabulist
• Noble aim, faithfully kept, is as a noble deed. — William Wordsworth (1770-1850) English romantic poet
• I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. — Helen Keller (1880-1968) American author & lecturer