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Men who live valiantly and die nobly have a strength and a courage from the eternal Father.
Josephus Daniels

Meaning of "nobly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NOBLY

nobly  [ˈnəʊblɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NOBLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nobly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES NOBLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nobly in the English dictionary

The first definition of nobly in the dictionary is in such a way as to be of or relating to a hereditary class with special social or political status, often derived from a feudal period. Other definition of nobly is in such a way as to be of or characterized by high moral qualities; magnanimously. Nobly is also in such a way as to have dignity or eminence; illustriously.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NOBLY


assembly
əˈsɛmblɪ
comfortably
ˈkʌmfətəblɪ
considerably
kənˈsɪdərəblɪ
horribly
ˈhɒrɪblɪ
Hubli
ˈhuːblɪ
ignobly
ɪɡˈnəʊblɪ
incredibly
ɪnˈkrɛdɪblɪ
indissolubly
ˌɪndɪˈsɒljʊblɪ
insolubly
ɪnˈsɒljʊblɪ
irresolubly
ɪˈrezəljʊblɪ
notably
ˈnəʊtəblɪ
possibly
ˈpɒsɪblɪ
preferably
ˈprɛfərəblɪ
presumably
prɪˈzjuːməblɪ
probably
ˈprɒbəblɪ
re-solubly
riːˈsɒljʊblɪ
reasonably
ˈriːzənəblɪ
resolubly
riːˈsɒljʊblɪ
solubly
ˈsɒljʊblɪ
volubly
ˈvɒljʊblɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NOBLY

nobilitation
nobilities
nobility
noble
noble art
noble fir
noble gas
noble rot
noble savage
noble science
noble-minded
nobleman
noblemen
nobleness
noblesse
noblesse oblige
noblewoman
noblewomen
nobodies
nobody

WORDS THAT END LIKE NOBLY

ably
arguably
bubbly
disassembly
doubly
forcibly
General Assembly
humbly
inevitably
invariably
noticeably
ostensibly
reliably
remarkably
responsibly
suitably
superbly
unbelievably
undesirably
visibly

Synonyms and antonyms of nobly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nobly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NOBLY

Find out the translation of nobly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nobly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nobly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高尚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

noblemente
570 millions of speakers

English

nobly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भलमनसी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بنبل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

благородно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nobremente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিজাত বংশে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

noblement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mulia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

edel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

気高く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고귀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bangsawan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người quí tộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒய்யாரமாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सभ्यपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asilce
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nobilmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szlachetnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

благородно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

noblețe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευγενικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

edel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ädelt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nobly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nobly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NOBLY»

The term «nobly» is regularly used and occupies the 107.069 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NOBLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nobly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nobly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nobly

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10 QUOTES WITH «NOBLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nobly.
1
Frederick Lewis Allen
Wilson thought in terms of the whole world; Harding was for America first. And, finally, whereas Wilson wanted America to exert itself nobly, Harding wanted to give it a rest.
2
Mary Hunter Austin
Nevertheless there are certain peaks, canons, and clear meadow spaces which are above all compassing of words, and have a certain fame as of the nobly great to whom we give no familiar names.
3
Hugo Black
In revealing the workings of government that led to the Vietnam War, the newspapers nobly did precisely that which the Founders hoped and trusted they would do.
4
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Dream manfully and nobly, and thy dreams shall be prophets.
5
Josephus Daniels
Men who live valiantly and die nobly have a strength and a courage from the eternal Father.
6
Edward Everett
I feel, as never before, how justly, from the dawn of history to the present time, men have paid the homage of their gratitude and admiration to the memory of those who nobly sacrifice their lives, that their fellow-men may live in safety and in honor.
7
Margaret Fuller
It should be remarked that, as the principle of liberty is better understood, and more nobly interpreted, a broader protest is made in behalf of women. As men become aware that few have had a fair chance, they are inclined to say that no women have had a fair chance.
8
George Grey
Spanish alone was understood or spoken here; our friend, the countryman, stuck to us most nobly, he understood us not a bit better than the rest but saw that we were in distress and would not desert us.
9
Homer
And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared.
10
Johann Kaspar Lavater
I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOBLY»

Discover the use of nobly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nobly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Woman Nobly Planned: Fact and Myth in the Legacy of Flora ...
Flora MacDonald is one of Scotland's leading ladies of legend.
John J. Toffey, 1997
2
Nobly Born: An Illustrated History of the Knights Templar
In Nobly Born: An Illustrated History of the Knights Templar, noted expert Stephen Dafoe explores the Order from its origins through to its dissolution, set against the complex political and sociological backdrop that was the middle ages; a ...
Stephen Dafoe, 2007
3
How to Live Nobly and Well: Timeless Principles for ...
How to Live Nobly and Well is a complete guide to mature and responsible behavior in our complex modern society.
Edward F. Garesche, 1999
4
Murder among Friends : Violation of Philia in Greek Tragedy: ...
Variants on Aias's words at 479-80, "to live nobly or die nobly" (koX& ^ koXw Te9vT)Kevca), occur frequently in Greek drama in contexts where a noble death is one that takes place during combat with one's enemies. Sophokles' Elektra ...
Classical and Near Eastern Studies Department and Classical Civilization Program University of Minnesota Elizabeth S. Belfiore Professor, 1999
5
The Art and Science of Negotiation
A SOCIAL DILEMMA GAME Imagine that you have to choose whether to act nobly or selfishly. If you act nobly you will be helping others at your own expense; if you act selfishly you will be helping yourself at others' expense. Similarly, those  ...
Howard Raiffa, 1982
6
Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam
TO. NOBLY. SAVE. OR. MEANLY. LOSE. When Dame Fortune smiled on General McClellan, she blessed him beyond all logical workings of the laws of probability that operate in war. During the Maryland campaign he was presented with not ...
Stephen W. Sears, 2003
7
Knowledge Made Easy; Or, The Arts of Spelling, Reading, ...
It is of the utmost importance that, our children and pupils should be taught to think nobly, for unless they think nobly they cannot act nobly : he who thinks nobly will assuredly speak nobly ; and he who speaks nobly has potently pledged ...
George Vasey, 1856
8
Nobly Won a Novel
This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world.
Bessie Pullen Burry, 2011
9
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: Echoes of the Bible and Book ...
Of the key words in Lincoln's ninth sentence, the word “nobly” is the only one that rings no bell from the King James Bible. Just like “poor,” however, “nobly” appears in abundance and with precisely the right meaning in Shakespeare. There are ...
A. E. Elmore, 2009
10
King Lear
Edm. Sir, you speak nobly.* Reg. Why is this reason'd ? Gon. Combine together ' gainst the enemy; For these domestic and particular broils 30 25. toucheth] touches Qr 26. Not.....others] Not the old king with others, or Not holds with the king, ...
William Shakespeare, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOBLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nobly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Op-Ed on PCMH
Ihope he stays in Fort Stockton for a long time and is able to bear the wrath of politics nobly. Bear inmind that county supported hospitals are ... «The Fort Stockton Pioneer, Jul 15»
2
New BBC TV show on Henry VIII is a cut above the rest
... last scene of the series, which echoes the ending of the film “A Man for All Seasons,” where More-Scofield ascends the gallows oh-so-nobly. «Haaretz, Jul 15»
3
Airbnb Puts a Number to the Tax Revenue SF Stands to Lose by …
... producing heartwarming, pro-homeshare ads, nobly comparing itself to Ellis Island, and plastering passive-aggressive PSAs around the city, ... «SF Weekly, Jul 15»
4
As Kapuso says goodbye to a top-rated show, it says hello to a new …
... reflect every person's struggle to provide for his or her family's welfare and how good fortune is attained through one's endeavor to live nobly. «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
5
Day two of flood cleanup effort in Barre
"It's an extraordinary experience to see folks nobly coping with a real disaster." Welch walked through one of the seven homes now deemed ... «WPTZ The Champlain Valley, Jul 15»
6
The LCMS Calls a Post a Post
Becker nobly refused (“I thought such a decision would lend credence to the accusations of my accusers in the Synod, namely, that I have ... «A Magazine of American Culture, Jul 15»
7
Is it sexist for men to fancy female sport stars?
Sexy isn't Sexist, as the great Paula Wright nobly asserts on her Twitter account @SexyIsntSexist. But there's no doubt that it is a terribly ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Dr. Newby, you can do better
Starting with the Statue of Liberty, which has long been a symbol of liberty; for the slave and the legal immigrant, he nobly describes our ... «Stephenville Empire-Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Confederate flag must be confined to the past
Some feel their ancestors are as nobly and tragically dead as any soldiers under any flag, and would honour them independently of the worth ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
10
Trump Proves That Capitalism Is Broken
Success is supposed to come to people who are wise, who understand and care about other people, and who nobly apply their special abilities ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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