n. a titled peer of the realm

adj. having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"

adj. of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"

adj. inert especially toward oxygen; "a noble gas such as helium or neon"; "noble metals include gold and silver and platinum"

adj. morally admirable; "a worthy citizen"

adj. impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"

n. a member of the aristocracy

n. a woman of the peerage in Britain

n. a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"

n. the wife or widow of a king

adj. morally admirable

adj. used as a title of respect; "my honorable colleague"; "our worthy commanding officer"

adj. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"

adj. characterized by proper behavior or conventional conduct; worthy of respect; "a respectable woman"

adj. deserving reward or praise; "a lifetime of meritorious service"; "meritorious conduct"

adj. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; "an estimable young professor"; "trains ran with admirable precision"; "his taste was impeccable, his health admirable"

adj. morally admirable; "a worthy citizen"

adj. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"

adj. "honest wages for an honest day's work"

adj. deserving of respect or high regard

adj. deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"

adj. of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"

adj. morally excellent

adj. used especially of persons; "a stalwart knight"; "a stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army"

adj. having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers"

adj. invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"

adj. having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier"

adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"

adj. concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"

adj. deserving reward or praise; "a lifetime of meritorious service"; "meritorious conduct"

adj. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; "an estimable young professor"; "trains ran with admirable precision"; "his taste was impeccable, his health admirable"

adj. having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"

adj. being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow

adj. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"

adj. incapable of being morally corrupted; "incorruptible judges are the backbone of the society"

adj. of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"

adj. capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees"

adj. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; "an ethical lawyer"; "ethical medical practice"; "an ethical problem"; "had no ethical objection to drinking"; "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Omar N. Bradley

adj. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

adj. characterized by proper behavior or conventional conduct; worthy of respect; "a respectable woman"

adj. "honest wages for an honest day's work"

adj. deserving of respect or high regard

adj. deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"

adj. morally excellent

adj. having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"

adj. belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head"

adj. having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; "recited the decree with an important air"; "took long important strides in the direction of his office"

adj. able to deal authoritatively with affairs; "dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand"

adj. having or showing self-esteem

adj. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"

adj. of the hereditary aristocracy or ruling class of ancient Rome or medieval Europe; of honorary nobility in the Byzantine empire

adj. occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society

adj. not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert; "desired amounts of inactive chlorine"

adj. having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"

adj. not taking part readily in chemical change

adj. profoundly honored; "revered holy men"

adj. having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author"

adj. worthy of the greatest honor or distinction; "The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag"- James Traub

adj. honored because of age or long usage; "time-honored institutions"

adj. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"

adj. commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"

adj. sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation"

adj. of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"

adj. having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"

adj. impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval

adj. of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"

adj. impressive in appearance

adj. intellectually or emotionally overwhelming; "a mind-boggling display"; "a mind-boggling puzzle"

adj. suitable for or like a palace; "palatial furnishings"; "a palatial yacht"

adj. notably out of the ordinary; "the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party"

adj. extraordinarily big or impressive; "a thundering success"; "the thundering silence of what was left unsaid"

adj. completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

adj. of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor"

adj. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"

adj. of the common people of ancient Rome; "a plebeian magistrate"

adj. of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses"

adj. lacking in impressiveness; "on the whole the results of this system are unimposing"

adj. marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski

adj. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"