Meaning & use

noblest

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Superlative form of "noble": having the highest moral qualities, or belonging to the highest social rank.

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Feeding the hungry stranger was the noblest thing he had ever done.

Of all the knights at the table, she was regarded as the noblest.

A note on using this word

Noblest can describe either exceptional moral character, as in "the noblest cause," or the highest rank of aristocracy.

Words with a similar meaning

most honorablemost virtuous

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Words with an opposite meaning

basestmost ignoble

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