different between kindly vs noble
kindly
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?ka?ndli/
Etymology 1
From Middle English kyndely, kyndeliche, from Old English cyndel?? (“natural, kindly”); equivalent to kind +? -ly.
Adjective
kindly (comparative kindlier, superlative kindliest)
- Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.
- The shade by which my life was crossed […] has made me kindly with my kind.
- (dated) Favourable, gentle, pleasant, tidy, auspicious, beneficent.
- (archaic) Lawful.
- (obsolete) Natural; inherent to the kind or race.
- the kindly fruits of the earth
- November 5, 1609, Lancelot Andrewes, A Sermon Preached before the King's Majesty at Whitehall
- Whatsoever as the Son of God he may do, it is kindly for Him as the Son of Man to save the sons of men.
Derived terms
- kindlily
- kindliness
- kindly tenant
- unkindly
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English kyndly, kyndely, kyndeliche, kundeliche, from Old English ?ecyndel??e, equivalent to kind +? -ly.
Adverb
kindly (comparative more kindly, superlative most kindly)
- In a kind manner, out of kindness.
- In a favourable way.
- Used to make a polite request: please.
- (US) With kind acceptance; used with take.
- (dialectal) Kind of, somewhat.
- (archaic) Readily.
- (obsolete) Naturally.
Usage notes
- (please): Kindly is used in a slightly more peremptory way than please. It is generally used to introduce a request with which the person addressed is expected to comply, and takes the edge off what would otherwise be a command.
- (with kind acceptance): This sense is a negative polarity item; it is usually found in questions and negative statements, as in the above example sentences.
Synonyms
- (in a kind manner): thoughtfully
- (used to make polite requests): be so kind as to, please
Derived terms
- take kindly
Translations
Further reading
- “kindly”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
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noble
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French noble, from Latin n?bilis (“knowable, known, well-known, famous, celebrated, high-born, of noble birth, excellent”), from n?scere, gn?scere (“to know”).
Displaced native Middle English athel (“noble”) (from Old English æþele) and Middle English hathel, hathelle (“noble, nobleman”) (from the merger of Old English æþele (“nobleman”) and Old English hæleþ (“hero”)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n??b?l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?no?b?l/
- Rhymes: -??b?l
- Hyphenation: no?ble
Noun
noble (plural nobles)
- An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood. [from 14th c.]
- Antonyms: commoner, plebeian
- (historical) A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d. [from 14th c.]
- 1499, John Skelton, The Bowge of Courte:
- I lyked no thynge his playe, / For yf I had not quyckely fledde the touche, / He had plucte oute the nobles of my pouche.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica:
- And who shall then stick closest to ye, and excite others? not he who takes up armes for cote and conduct, and his four nobles of Danegelt.
- 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin 2012, page 93:
- There, before the high altar, as the choir's voices soared upwards to the blue, star-flecked ceiling, Henry knelt and made his offering of a ‘noble in gold’, 6s 8d.
- 1499, John Skelton, The Bowge of Courte:
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:nobleman
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
noble (comparative nobler or more noble, superlative noblest or most noble)
- Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
- Synonyms: great, honorable
- Antonyms: despicable, ignoble, mean, vile
- Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.
- Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.
- Synonym: superior
- Antonyms: inferior, plebeian
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Both isohedral and isogonal.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- honorable
Further reading
- noble in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- noble in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- noble at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Bolen, Nobel
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin n?bilis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?n?.bl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?n?.ble/
Adjective
noble (masculine and feminine plural nobles)
- noble
Derived terms
- gas noble
- noblement
- noblesa
Noun
noble m or f (plural nobles)
- noble
Further reading
- “noble” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “noble” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “noble” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “noble” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French noble, borrowed from Latin n?bilis according to the TLFi dictionary.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?bl/
Adjective
noble (plural nobles)
- noble, aristocratic
- (of material) non-synthetic, natural; fine
- noble, worthy (thoughts, cause etc.)
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Danish: nobel
- ? German: nobel
Noun
noble m or f (plural nobles)
- noble (person who is noble)
References
- “noble” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Further reading
- “noble” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?no?bl?/
Adjective
noble
- inflection of nobel:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French noble, from Latin n?bilis.
Adjective
noble
- noble
Descendants
- English: noble
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin n?bilis.
Adjective
noble m or f (plural nobles)
- noble
Old French
Etymology
From Latin n?bilis.
Adjective
noble m (oblique and nominative feminine singular noble)
- noble; upper-class; well-bred
- Synonyms: avenant, cortois
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin n?bilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?noble/, [?no.??le]
Adjective
noble (plural nobles)
- noble
Derived terms
Related terms
- nobleza
Swedish
Adjective
noble
- absolute definite natural masculine form of nobel.
Anagrams
- Nobel, nobel
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