ノーブル

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Meanings

A katakana な-adjective for something noble in character, appearance, or atmosphere; in everyday use it often praises a refined or dignified impression rather than literal aristocratic rank.

彼かの女じょの立たち姿すがたにはノーブルな雰ふん囲い気きがある。
There is a noble, dignified air in the way she stands.
この香こう水すいはノーブルな印いん象しょうを与あたえる。
This perfume gives a refined impression.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉がノーブルだsomething has a noble, refined quality
彼かの女じょの立たち居い振ふる舞まいはとてもノーブルだ。
Her bearing is very noble and refined.
ノーブルな雰ふん囲い気きa noble, refined atmosphere
この店みせにはノーブルな雰ふん囲い気きが漂ただよっている。
This shop has a refined, noble atmosphere.
ノーブルな顔かお立だちnoble, refined features
彼かれはノーブルな顔かお立だちをしている。
He has noble, refined features.

Related words

高こう貴き
高貴 is a more formal, Sino-Japanese word directly tied to high rank or noble birth, while ノーブル is a katakana word often used more loosely to praise a refined, dignified impression.
上じょう品ひんN3
上品 is the everyday word for refined manners, taste, or appearance, whereas ノーブル carries a stronger association with nobility or aristocratic dignity.
優ゆう雅がN1
優雅 emphasizes graceful elegance in movement or style, while ノーブル emphasizes a dignified, noble quality of character or bearing.

Opposites

下げ品ひんN3
下品 describes something vulgar or crude, the direct opposite of the refined, dignified impression conveyed by ノーブル.

Word family

ノーブルマン
nobleman

Etymology

Written in katakana as a foreign-style adjective. No language of origin is specified, so the exact borrowing history is not stated here.