noble (adj.) Copy link Outline I. Of high birth or eminence1. nōbĭlis, e2. gĕnĕrōsus (of good family)II. Of lofty, generous spirit1. gĕnĕrōsus2. ēlātus, excelsus3. lībĕrālis, e (free, open-handed)4. praeclārus (gen. term, denoting high praise) • noble (adj.): I. Of high birth or eminence: 1. nōbĭlis, e: of n. family, nobili genere natus, Cic. Verr. 5, 70, 180: men of n. rank in their own country, homines inter suos nobiles, id. Fl. 22, 52. 2. gĕnĕrōsus (of good family): no one is of n.r blood than thou, nemo generosior est te, Hor. S. 1, 6, 2: a lady of the n.st family, femina generosissima, Suet. Tib. 49: n. stock, g. stirps, Cic. Br. 58, extr. Join: generosa et nobilis [virgo], id. Par. 3, 1, 20. Phr.: of n. birth, claris natalibus, Tac. H. 2, 86. II. Of lofty, generous spirit: 1. gĕnĕrōsus: a n. kind of virtue, g. quaedam virtus, Cic. Tusc. 2, 6, 16: a man of most n. simplicity, vir simplicitatis generosissimae, Vell. 2, 125, extr.: Quint. 2. ēlātus, excelsus: v. elevated (II.); lofty (II.). 3. lībĕrālis, e (free, open-handed): v. liberal. 4. praeclārus (gen. term, denoting high praise): a most n. deed, praeclarissimum facinus, Nep. Tim. 1: Cic. (N.B.--Not nobilis in this sense.)