{ "nob":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a jack of the same suit as the starter in cribbage that scores one point for the holder":[ "\u2014 usually used in the phrases his nob or his nobs" ], ": head sense 1":[], ": one in a superior position in life":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1676, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps from nob entry 1":"Noun", "probably alteration of knob":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8n\u00e4b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192803", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nobble":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": steal":[], ": swindle , cheat":[], ": to get hold of : catch":[], ": to incapacitate (a racehorse) especially by drugging":[], ": to win over to one's side":[] }, "examples":[ "We found out later that the horse had been nobbled , which explained its poor performance.", "She was trying to nobble the jury.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Poland\u2019s ruling party has tried to nobble the courts and the civil service. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Oct. 2019", "Lacking a supermajority to amend the constitution, PiS did the next best thing and nobbled the constitutional tribunal. \u2014 The Economist , 21 Apr. 2018", "In Hungary, having nobbled the courts, media and public prosecutor, Viktor Orban is squeezing civil society and using state (and EU) funds to nurture oligarchs. \u2014 The Economist , 19 Apr. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps irregular frequentative of nab":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8n\u00e4-b\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilk", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "chouse", "con", "cozen", "defraud", "diddle", "do", "do in", "euchre", "fiddle", "fleece", "flimflam", "gaff", "hose", "hustle", "mulct", "pluck", "ream", "rip off", "rook", "screw", "shake down", "short", "shortchange", "skin", "skunk", "squeeze", "stick", "stiff", "sting", "sucker", "swindle", "thimblerig", "victimize" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094327", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "nobility":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the body of persons forming the noble class in a country or state : aristocracy":[], ": the quality or state of being noble in character, quality, or rank":[] }, "examples":[ "the nobility of his character", "They have shown great courage and nobility of purpose.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Of course, nobility is as difficult to define as any other quality. \u2014 Andr\u00e9 Alexis, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022", "But as deeply flawed and compromised as the character is, Ray found the nobility in a man who would run into a burning building for that same son and never break his stride. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022", "Surviving nobility were permitted a gradual return, and the Bourbon monarchy was restored after the fall of Napoleon in 1814-15, though in constitutional, not absolutist, form. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022", "The indigo markings of lions and panthers painted on the stone columns\u2014symbols found in 19th-century Haitian nobility \u2014reflect West African print dye techniques. \u2014 Marlene Daut, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Oct. 2021", "Of course, there is nobility in celebrating the U.S. victory in a just war and honoring those who served. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Dec. 2021", "Hollywood did not create this country\u2019s desire for green lawns \u2014 that longing originated when wealthy Americans tried to replicate the resplendent gardens of French and English nobility of centuries past. \u2014 Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022", "Leventhal, working with the Legal Defense Fund full time, kept long hours, eroding Walker\u2019s time to write and her pride in the nobility of her husband\u2019s profession. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022", "Our ability to influence the behavior of others on issues like human rights and climate change depends on our geopolitical power much more than on the purity of our hearts and the nobility of our goals. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 14 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English nobilite , from Anglo-French nobilit\u00e9 , from Latin nobilitat-, nobilitas , from nobilis":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "n\u014d-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "augustness", "brilliance", "gloriousness", "glory", "gorgeousness", "grandeur", "grandness", "magnificence", "majesty", "nobleness", "resplendence", "resplendency", "splendidness", "splendiferousness", "splendor", "stateliness", "stupendousness", "sublimeness", "superbness" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002513", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "noble":{ "antonyms":[ "aristocrat", "blue blood", "gentle", "gentleperson", "patrician" ], "definitions":{ ": a person of noble rank or birth":[], ": an old English gold coin equivalent to 6 shillings and 8 pence":[], ": chemically inert or inactive especially toward oxygen":[ "a noble metal such as platinum" ], ": famous , notable":[ "noble deeds" ], ": grand or impressive especially in appearance":[ "noble edifice", "a noble cathedral" ], ": of high birth or exalted rank : aristocratic":[ "\u2026 my sire is of a noble line \u2026", "\u2014 Samuel Taylor Coleridge", "noble families" ], ": possessing outstanding qualities : illustrious":[ "was a noble king" ], ": possessing very high or excellent qualities or properties":[ "noble wine" ], ": possessing, characterized by, or arising from superiority of mind or character or of ideals or morals : lofty":[ "a noble ambition", "a noble cause" ], ": very good or excellent":[ "See that there be a noble supper provided \u2026", "\u2014 R. B. Sheridan" ], "\u2014 compare base entry 3 sense 2a":[ "a noble metal such as platinum" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "He was a man of noble character.", "It was noble of her to come forward with this information.", "Noun", "an elite school for children of nobles", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "That is when her direct ancestors, the Marassi family, who then held the dukedom of Pietratagliata, bought it from the Termines, the Sicilian noble family with Catalan roots who built the palace in a Gothic-Catalan style. \u2014 J.s. Marcus, WSJ , 11 May 2022", "Set in the distant future of the universe, the plot centers on House Atreides, a noble family of the Great Houses under the feudal empire of the Dune universe known as the Imperium. \u2014 Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Mar. 2022", "The latter is the only building still standing, but the foundations of the houses, built by the noble Percy family, can still be seen, as can those of the surrounding peasant homes. \u2014 Joe Minihane, CNN , 9 Feb. 2022", "The graveyard was built in 1442 with the approval of the noble Gonzaga family, who reigned over Mantua during the Renaissance era. \u2014 Giovanni Vigna, sun-sentinel.com , 13 Jan. 2022", "It\u2019s known as the Castello Pennisi di Floristella and was home to the noble Pennisi family for many years. \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 12 Jan. 2022", "Kang Han-na plays the daughter of a noble family involved in the power struggle. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022", "Not everyone\u2019s intentions are as noble , said Mr. Hryhorov, the police chief. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 10 May 2022", "Many of the most important Western films have, in one way or another, complicated the lonesome-and- noble male archetype. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 Jan. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The rebellion began in 1648, when an influential Cossack, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, saw his lands seized and his son attacked by a Polish noble . \u2014 Timothy Snyder, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022", "Researchers speculate the silver seal may have been owned by a noble who was unaware it was set with a Roman gem. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 May 2021", "That colonial label came from the same English noble \u2014Thomas West of Wherwell, the third Baron De La Warr\u2014whose name the English also stuck on a big river and a small colony, by its mouth, that later became a state. \u2014 Joshua Jelly-schapiro, The New Yorker , 13 Apr. 2021", "Margaret was removed from power and forced into exile while John Stewart, the Duke of Albany\u2014a pro-French, anti-England noble favored by Parliament, who also happened to be Margaret's late husband's cousin\u2014took over as regent for her son, James V. \u2014 Liz Cantrell, Town & Country , 9 Oct. 2020", "Menlo Castle Menlo Castle in western Ireland was built in the 16th century as an estate for the Blake family of English nobles . \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2020", "Also on this day: 44 B.C.: Julius Caesar is assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Mar. 2020", "This is partly because the country is a historical fusion of small states and cities that were once run by princes and nobles , all determined to prove their cultural prowess. \u2014 Catherine Hickley, New York Times , 10 Jan. 2020", "Some researchers say the events of 378 may have been a more limited case of palace intrigue, with the nobles of one powerful region elbowing their way into the politics of another. \u2014 Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS , 27 Feb. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin nobilis well-known, noble, from noscere to come to know \u2014 more at know":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8n\u014d-b\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for noble Adjective moral , ethical , virtuous , righteous , noble mean conforming to a standard of what is right and good. moral implies conformity to established sanctioned codes or accepted notions of right and wrong. the basic moral values of a community ethical may suggest the involvement of more difficult or subtle questions of rightness, fairness, or equity. committed to the highest ethical principles virtuous implies moral excellence in character. not a religious person, but virtuous nevertheless righteous stresses guiltlessness or blamelessness and often suggests the sanctimonious. wished to be righteous before God and the world noble implies moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean, or dubious in conduct and character. had the noblest of reasons for seeking office", "synonyms":[ "aristocratic", "blue-blooded", "genteel", "gentle", "grand", "great", "highborn", "highbred", "patrician", "silk-stocking", "upper-class", "upper-crust", "wellborn" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200355", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "nobleman":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a man of noble rank : peer":[] }, "examples":[ "his impeccable manners immediately marked him as a nobleman", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Casanova later chose to believe the rumor that his real sire was a nobleman , Michele Grimani, an owner of the theatre where his parents met. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022", "Chaereas, with Polycharmus (Andrii Ishchuk), his loyal friend, set out in pursuit of Callirhoe, who has been sold to Dionysius (Daniel Camargo), a nobleman and widower. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022", "Bologne was the son of a Senegalese woman and her enslaver, a white French nobleman \u2014 but politically calculated. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022", "In it, No\u00e9mie Merlant plays Marianne, an artist hired to paint the portrait of a young woman (Ad\u00e8le Haenel) being married off to an Italian nobleman . \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 4 June 2022", "Ahead of the play\u2019s April 14 preview, Gold stepped in for actor Michael Patrick Thornton in the role of Scottish nobleman Lennox, after the actor had a breakthrough case of COVID-19. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022", "Y\u00e9il learns of a nobleman who lives at the head of a river. \u2014 Sarah Smith, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022", "The Wars of the Roses, or Abraham Popoola, who portrayed a fictional Russian nobleman on The Great. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 31 Mar. 2022", "Queen Elizabeth's love of corgis is said to have started with a British nobleman named Thomas Henry Thynne (later the the 5th Marquess of Bath). \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8n\u014d-b\u0259l-m\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "gentleman", "grandee", "lord", "milord", "peer" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170421", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nobleness":{ "antonyms":[ "aristocrat", "blue blood", "gentle", "gentleperson", "patrician" ], "definitions":{ ": a person of noble rank or birth":[], ": an old English gold coin equivalent to 6 shillings and 8 pence":[], ": chemically inert or inactive especially toward oxygen":[ "a noble metal such as platinum" ], ": famous , notable":[ "noble deeds" ], ": grand or impressive especially in appearance":[ "noble edifice", "a noble cathedral" ], ": of high birth or exalted rank : aristocratic":[ "\u2026 my sire is of a noble line \u2026", "\u2014 Samuel Taylor Coleridge", "noble families" ], ": possessing outstanding qualities : illustrious":[ "was a noble king" ], ": possessing very high or excellent qualities or properties":[ "noble wine" ], ": possessing, characterized by, or arising from superiority of mind or character or of ideals or morals : lofty":[ "a noble ambition", "a noble cause" ], ": very good or excellent":[ "See that there be a noble supper provided \u2026", "\u2014 R. B. Sheridan" ], "\u2014 compare base entry 3 sense 2a":[ "a noble metal such as platinum" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "He was a man of noble character.", "It was noble of her to come forward with this information.", "Noun", "an elite school for children of nobles", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "That is when her direct ancestors, the Marassi family, who then held the dukedom of Pietratagliata, bought it from the Termines, the Sicilian noble family with Catalan roots who built the palace in a Gothic-Catalan style. \u2014 J.s. Marcus, WSJ , 11 May 2022", "Set in the distant future of the universe, the plot centers on House Atreides, a noble family of the Great Houses under the feudal empire of the Dune universe known as the Imperium. \u2014 Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Mar. 2022", "The latter is the only building still standing, but the foundations of the houses, built by the noble Percy family, can still be seen, as can those of the surrounding peasant homes. \u2014 Joe Minihane, CNN , 9 Feb. 2022", "The graveyard was built in 1442 with the approval of the noble Gonzaga family, who reigned over Mantua during the Renaissance era. \u2014 Giovanni Vigna, sun-sentinel.com , 13 Jan. 2022", "It\u2019s known as the Castello Pennisi di Floristella and was home to the noble Pennisi family for many years. \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 12 Jan. 2022", "Kang Han-na plays the daughter of a noble family involved in the power struggle. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022", "Not everyone\u2019s intentions are as noble , said Mr. Hryhorov, the police chief. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 10 May 2022", "Many of the most important Western films have, in one way or another, complicated the lonesome-and- noble male archetype. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 Jan. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The rebellion began in 1648, when an influential Cossack, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, saw his lands seized and his son attacked by a Polish noble . \u2014 Timothy Snyder, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022", "Researchers speculate the silver seal may have been owned by a noble who was unaware it was set with a Roman gem. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 May 2021", "That colonial label came from the same English noble \u2014Thomas West of Wherwell, the third Baron De La Warr\u2014whose name the English also stuck on a big river and a small colony, by its mouth, that later became a state. \u2014 Joshua Jelly-schapiro, The New Yorker , 13 Apr. 2021", "Margaret was removed from power and forced into exile while John Stewart, the Duke of Albany\u2014a pro-French, anti-England noble favored by Parliament, who also happened to be Margaret's late husband's cousin\u2014took over as regent for her son, James V. \u2014 Liz Cantrell, Town & Country , 9 Oct. 2020", "Menlo Castle Menlo Castle in western Ireland was built in the 16th century as an estate for the Blake family of English nobles . \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2020", "Also on this day: 44 B.C.: Julius Caesar is assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Mar. 2020", "This is partly because the country is a historical fusion of small states and cities that were once run by princes and nobles , all determined to prove their cultural prowess. \u2014 Catherine Hickley, New York Times , 10 Jan. 2020", "Some researchers say the events of 378 may have been a more limited case of palace intrigue, with the nobles of one powerful region elbowing their way into the politics of another. \u2014 Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS , 27 Feb. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin nobilis well-known, noble, from noscere to come to know \u2014 more at know":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8n\u014d-b\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for noble Adjective moral , ethical , virtuous , righteous , noble mean conforming to a standard of what is right and good. moral implies conformity to established sanctioned codes or accepted notions of right and wrong. the basic moral values of a community ethical may suggest the involvement of more difficult or subtle questions of rightness, fairness, or equity. committed to the highest ethical principles virtuous implies moral excellence in character. not a religious person, but virtuous nevertheless righteous stresses guiltlessness or blamelessness and often suggests the sanctimonious. wished to be righteous before God and the world noble implies moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean, or dubious in conduct and character. had the noblest of reasons for seeking office", "synonyms":[ "aristocratic", "blue-blooded", "genteel", "gentle", "grand", "great", "highborn", "highbred", "patrician", "silk-stocking", "upper-class", "upper-crust", "wellborn" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171752", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "nobly":{ "antonyms":[ "aristocrat", "blue blood", "gentle", "gentleperson", "patrician" ], "definitions":{ ": a person of noble rank or birth":[], ": an old English gold coin equivalent to 6 shillings and 8 pence":[], ": chemically inert or inactive especially toward oxygen":[ "a noble metal such as platinum" ], ": famous , notable":[ "noble deeds" ], ": grand or impressive especially in appearance":[ "noble edifice", "a noble cathedral" ], ": of high birth or exalted rank : aristocratic":[ "\u2026 my sire is of a noble line \u2026", "\u2014 Samuel Taylor Coleridge", "noble families" ], ": possessing outstanding qualities : illustrious":[ "was a noble king" ], ": possessing very high or excellent qualities or properties":[ "noble wine" ], ": possessing, characterized by, or arising from superiority of mind or character or of ideals or morals : lofty":[ "a noble ambition", "a noble cause" ], ": very good or excellent":[ "See that there be a noble supper provided \u2026", "\u2014 R. B. Sheridan" ], "\u2014 compare base entry 3 sense 2a":[ "a noble metal such as platinum" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "He was a man of noble character.", "It was noble of her to come forward with this information.", "Noun", "an elite school for children of nobles", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "That is when her direct ancestors, the Marassi family, who then held the dukedom of Pietratagliata, bought it from the Termines, the Sicilian noble family with Catalan roots who built the palace in a Gothic-Catalan style. \u2014 J.s. Marcus, WSJ , 11 May 2022", "Set in the distant future of the universe, the plot centers on House Atreides, a noble family of the Great Houses under the feudal empire of the Dune universe known as the Imperium. \u2014 Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Mar. 2022", "The latter is the only building still standing, but the foundations of the houses, built by the noble Percy family, can still be seen, as can those of the surrounding peasant homes. \u2014 Joe Minihane, CNN , 9 Feb. 2022", "The graveyard was built in 1442 with the approval of the noble Gonzaga family, who reigned over Mantua during the Renaissance era. \u2014 Giovanni Vigna, sun-sentinel.com , 13 Jan. 2022", "It\u2019s known as the Castello Pennisi di Floristella and was home to the noble Pennisi family for many years. \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 12 Jan. 2022", "Kang Han-na plays the daughter of a noble family involved in the power struggle. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022", "Not everyone\u2019s intentions are as noble , said Mr. Hryhorov, the police chief. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 10 May 2022", "Many of the most important Western films have, in one way or another, complicated the lonesome-and- noble male archetype. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 Jan. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The rebellion began in 1648, when an influential Cossack, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, saw his lands seized and his son attacked by a Polish noble . \u2014 Timothy Snyder, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022", "Researchers speculate the silver seal may have been owned by a noble who was unaware it was set with a Roman gem. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 May 2021", "That colonial label came from the same English noble \u2014Thomas West of Wherwell, the third Baron De La Warr\u2014whose name the English also stuck on a big river and a small colony, by its mouth, that later became a state. \u2014 Joshua Jelly-schapiro, The New Yorker , 13 Apr. 2021", "Margaret was removed from power and forced into exile while John Stewart, the Duke of Albany\u2014a pro-French, anti-England noble favored by Parliament, who also happened to be Margaret's late husband's cousin\u2014took over as regent for her son, James V. \u2014 Liz Cantrell, Town & Country , 9 Oct. 2020", "Menlo Castle Menlo Castle in western Ireland was built in the 16th century as an estate for the Blake family of English nobles . \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2020", "Also on this day: 44 B.C.: Julius Caesar is assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Mar. 2020", "This is partly because the country is a historical fusion of small states and cities that were once run by princes and nobles , all determined to prove their cultural prowess. \u2014 Catherine Hickley, New York Times , 10 Jan. 2020", "Some researchers say the events of 378 may have been a more limited case of palace intrigue, with the nobles of one powerful region elbowing their way into the politics of another. \u2014 Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS , 27 Feb. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin nobilis well-known, noble, from noscere to come to know \u2014 more at know":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8n\u014d-b\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for noble Adjective moral , ethical , virtuous , righteous , noble mean conforming to a standard of what is right and good. moral implies conformity to established sanctioned codes or accepted notions of right and wrong. the basic moral values of a community ethical may suggest the involvement of more difficult or subtle questions of rightness, fairness, or equity. committed to the highest ethical principles virtuous implies moral excellence in character. not a religious person, but virtuous nevertheless righteous stresses guiltlessness or blamelessness and often suggests the sanctimonious. wished to be righteous before God and the world noble implies moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean, or dubious in conduct and character. had the noblest of reasons for seeking office", "synonyms":[ "aristocratic", "blue-blooded", "genteel", "gentle", "grand", "great", "highborn", "highbred", "patrician", "silk-stocking", "upper-class", "upper-crust", "wellborn" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163505", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "nobody":{ "antonyms":[ "cipher", "dwarf", "half-pint", "insect", "insignificancy", "lightweight", "morsel", "nonentity", "nothing", "nullity", "number", "pip-squeak", "pygmy", "pigmy", "shrimp", "snippersnapper", "twerp", "whippersnapper", "zero", "zilch" ], "definitions":{ ": a person of no influence or consequence":[], ": no person : not anybody":[] }, "examples":[ "Pronoun", "Nobody could answer my question.", "I guess I'll have to volunteer because it's clear nobody else will.", "Noun", "He was a nobody in high school.", "tired of feeling like a nobody , she decided to launch her own business", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "While interest rates are notoriously difficult to predict, nobody is forecasting negative rates on mainstream consumer loans. \u2014 Russ Wiles, azcentral , 31 May 2020", "As far as Instagram travel buddies go nobody is closer (or cuter) than Herbee and Audree. The duo traverses the globe together, spending time in castles in Germany and sitting by the Eiffel Tower in Paris. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 29 May 2020", "Associated Press New Zealand\u2019s prime minister turned away from restaurant In New Zealand, nobody is exempt from the strict measures the country has taken to reduce the risk of contracting the coronavirus. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2020", "They were all sent on their way and advised that there was no occupancy permit on file and nobody should be in the building. \u2014 cleveland , 15 May 2020", "Listen, nobody is going to feel sorry for Curt Funk, the new coach at Fishers, or Michael Kelly, the new coach at Hamilton Southeastern. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 15 May 2020", "Removing the physical office space means nobody gets any sense of how fancy or well-appointed (or not) anybody else\u2019s surroundings are. \u2014 Grace Chen, Quartz at Work , 7 May 2020", "If nobody \u2014or everybody\u2014figures out the storyteller's card, the storyteller gets nothing and all other players score 2 points. \u2014 Aaron Zimmerman, Dan Thurot, Ars Technica , 26 Apr. 2020", "But nobody at Maserati is going to tell you this is supposed to be a hooligan machine. \u2014 Jared Gall, Car and Driver , 21 Apr. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Pronoun", "1583, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8n\u014d-(\u02cc)b\u0259-d\u0113", "-\u02ccb\u00e4-", "\u02c8n\u014d-\u02ccb\u00e4-d\u0113", "-b\u0259-d\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "none", "no one" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183917", "type":[ "noun", "pronoun" ] }, "Nob Hill":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "hill and surrounding neighborhood in southwestern San Francisco, California":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183602" }, "Nobel":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Alfred Bernhard 1833\u20131896 Swedish manufacturer, inventor, and philanthropist":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "n\u014d-\u02c8bel" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234159" }, "noble gas":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of a group of rare gases that include helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and usually radon and that exhibit great stability and extremely low reaction rates":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8n\u014d-b\u0259l-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "However, work by other research teams in 2015 ruled out a comet or meteorite as the stone's source, based on noble gas and nuclear probe analyses. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 June 2022", "Just as a full electron shell makes a chemically inert noble gas , a full shell of protons or neutrons offers extra stability and longer lifetimes. \u2014 Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS , 12 Feb. 2021", "The noble gas is difficult to obtain in large quantities owing to the energy-intensive process needed to extract it from the air and because of competing demand from electronics, lighting and space industries. \u2014 Elizabeth Gibney, Scientific American , 8 Oct. 2020", "But, around the turn of the twentieth century, after the other noble gases had been discovered and shown to share properties with helium, other scientists made a column just for them, and Mendeleev fell in line. \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 27 Dec. 2019", "Related Stories Beryllium, a brittle metal with atomic number 4, and helium, a noble gas with atomic number 2, are similar in ways that could influence the observation of the X17 particle anomaly in both elements. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 20 Nov. 2019", "Radon is a noble gas that is a natural byproduct of the constant breakdown of uranium. \u2014 Boston.com Real Estate , 12 Nov. 2019", "Scientists are hunting through macrofossils, leaf wax, mineral types, noble gases , and much more to answer questions about what Greenland\u2019s ancient landscape looked like when it was last exposed. \u2014 Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS , 29 Oct. 2019", "What kind of noble gases are trapped within the glass" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1902, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002008" }, "Nobile":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Umberto 1885\u20131978 Italian arctic explorer and aeronautical engineer":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8n\u022f-b\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002803" }, "Nobelist":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a winner of a Nobel Prize":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "n\u014d-\u02c8be-list" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1936, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012833" }, "nobile officium":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the equitable discretion of the Court of Sessions to afford relief in cases where none is possible at law":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8n\u00e4b\u0259l\u0113\u0259\u02c8fish\u0113\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, noble office":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015636" }, "Nobel Prize":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of various annual prizes (as in peace, literature, medicine) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of persons who work for the interests of humanity":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8n\u014d-\u02ccbel-", "n\u014d-\u02c8bel-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "He won the Nobel Prize for economics." ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1897, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035118" }, "noble fir":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a valuable evergreen timber tree ( Abies procera ) attaining a height of 250 feet in the Cascade mountains being distinguished by cones with taper pointed bracts that project beyond and are reflexed over the scales, and yielding a useful timber resembling that of spruce":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054219" }, "nobelium":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a radioactive metallic element produced artificially \u2014 see Chemical Elements Table":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "n\u014d-\u02c8bel-\u0113-\u0259m", "n\u014d-\u02c8be-l\u0113-\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Alfred B. Nobel":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1957, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065202" }, "Nobili's ring":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one of the colored rings formed upon a metal plate by electrolytic deposition (as of copper or lead peroxide)":[ "\u2014 usually used in plural" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8n\u022fb\u0259l\u0113z-", "\u02c8n\u014db-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "after Leopoldo Nobili \u20201835 Italian physicist":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090120" }, "nobody's perfect":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120608" }, "noble cane":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of various sugarcanes that are considered to represent the highest development of the species and are characterized by thick barrel-shaped internodes, large soft-rinded juicy stalks, and high sugar content":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184809" }, "nobby":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": chic , smart":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8n\u00e4-b\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Khinkali, the fat, nobby pouches of lamb or minced beef and pork in broth (three for $8-$10) are a distant relative to Shanghai-style soup dumplings, and are meant to be similarly nibbled and slurped before eating. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Mar. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1788, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235631" }, "noble hawk":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": falcon sense 1b":[ "\u2014 used in the technical language of falconry" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005219" }, "nobiliary":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of or relating to the nobility":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "n\u014d\u02c8bil\u0113\u02ccer\u0113", "-ly\u0259r\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "nobili ty + -ary":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012859" }, "nobilitate":{ "type":[ "noun,", "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": ennoble":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "n\u014d\u02c8bil\u0259\u02cct\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin nobilitatus , past participle of nobilitare , from nobilis famous, noble":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044027" }, "noble liverwort":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a hepatica ( Hepatica triloba )":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050637" }, "noble art":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": boxing":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "noble art short for noble art of boxing; noble science short for noble science of defense":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-060501" }, "nobbut":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": only , just":[ "tha's nobbut had one marriage", "\u2014 Eric Knight" ], ": nothing but":[ "nobbut warts o' trees", "\u2014 Marjorie Whitaker" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8n\u00e4b\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English no but , from no (adverb) + but":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-114216" }, "nobiscum Deus":{ "type":[ "Latin phrase" ], "definitions":{ ": God (is) with us \u2014 compare gott mit uns":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "n\u014d-\u02c8bi-sku\u0307m-\u02c8d\u0101-u\u0307s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-124744" }, "noble rot":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a botrytis fungus ( Botrytis cinerea ) that infects various usually overripe wine grapes causing shriveling which results in increased sugar and flavor content and is responsible for the characteristic flavor of sauternes and related wines":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Tokaji asz\u00fa wines are made by macerating the whole berries of highly concentrated noble rot grapes affected by botrytis in the wine must over a span of a couple of days. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 2 June 2021", "Semillon dominates but Sauvignon Blanc can also be affected by the noble rot . \u2014 Per And Britt Karlsson, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1905, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-062427" }, "noble pine":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": pipsissewa":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-064032" }, "noblewoman":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a woman of noble rank : peeress":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8n\u014d-b\u0259l-\u02ccwu\u0307-m\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "dame", "gentlewoman", "lady", "milady", "peeress" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "traditionally, noblewomen \u2014whether they are titled or not\u2014have served as great patronesses of the arts", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Halima Begum, later known as Helene Bennett, was a Muslim noblewoman who had two children with a French mercenary soldier in India, then settled with him in a fashionable area of London. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022", "When [Lady Godiva] rides through town, in the legend, most of the townsfolk go into their homes and avert their eyes, so as not to shame their beloved noblewoman . \u2014 Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED , 29 Apr. 2022", "In the painting of a young Italian noblewoman , collectors, diplomats and Nazis all saw a treasure to pursue. \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 13 May 2022", "With Fire and Sword (whose romantic plot is a love triangle involving a Polish noblewoman and a Cossack warrior). \u2014 Hanna Kozlowska, The New Republic , 13 Apr. 2022", "The museum has some intriguing exhibits, including one on Countess Elizabeth B\u00e1thory de Ecsed, a sixteenth-century Hungarian noblewoman who gained national fame as an alleged serial killer. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022", "Lawrence\u2019s free-thinking noblewoman who has an affair with her gamekeeper (Jack O\u2019Connell). \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022", "Marie-Aurore de Saxe, a French noblewoman and freethinker, was painted in the guise of Diana, the huntress, wearing a leopard-print gown with billowing sleeves and a plunging bosom. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022", "And just last year, scientists analyzed samples of the ancient concrete used to build a 2,000-year-old mausoleum along the Via Appia known as the Tomb of Caecilia Metella, a noblewoman who lived in the first century CE. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 17 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-124308" }, "noble-minded":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun," ], "definitions":{ ": having or characteristic of an honorable, upright, and superior mind":[ "a noble-minded reply" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132834" }, "noble savage":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Rather the novel presents Tarzan as Rousseau\u2019s unspoiled child of nature, a literally noble savage free from the vices and corruption associated with advanced industrial society. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2020", "In this sense, he is cast as a modernizer, turning noble savages into solid citizens. \u2014 James Marcus, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020", "Whereas the book\u2019s white characters are nuanced, Indian characters are reduced to dangerous adversaries or noble savages . \u2014 Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com , 24 Aug. 2019", "That\u2019s the only yeti to be found in the script, except obliquely, perhaps, in its endorsement of Rousseau\u2019s concept of the noble savage . \u2014 Margaret Gray, latimes.com , 7 June 2019", "That\u2019s the only yeti to be found in the script, except obliquely, perhaps, in its endorsement of Rousseau\u2019s concept of the noble savage . \u2014 Margaret Gray, latimes.com , 7 June 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1670, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152528" }, "Noblesville":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "city in central Indiana north of Indianapolis population 51,969":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8n\u014d-b\u0259lz-\u02ccvil" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-162625" }, "noblesse":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": noble birth or condition":[], ": the members especially of the French nobility":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "n\u014d-\u02c8bles" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Admitting the fact of noblesse might help encourage the ideal of oblige. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, Star Tribune , 31 Mar. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French noblesce , from noble":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-182026" }, "noble metal":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a metal (as gold, silver, or platinum) or alloy relatively superior in resistance to corrosion or oxidation":[ "\u2014 opposed to base metal" ], "\u2014 compare precious metal":[ "\u2014 opposed to base metal" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English noble metall":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-185426" }, "noblemanly":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or befitting a nobleman":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-nl\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-192011" }, "noblesse oblige":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the obligation of honorable, generous, and responsible behavior associated with high rank or birth":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "n\u014d-\u02c8bles-\u0259-\u02c8bl\u0113zh" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "He was raised to have a strong sense of noblesse oblige .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Though Alger indeed extols the virtues of hard work, prayer, honesty and saving, his books also hinge upon chance encounters and the noblesse oblige of someone much higher on the class ladder. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022", "It\u2019s as if their presence alone is meant to satisfy some sort of writerly noblesse oblige . Downton Abbey, with its water cooler twists, brought the TV period drama into the 21st century. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 20 Jan. 2022", "Everything is up to date in this museum of video screens and touch panels except its founding principle, which is the old noblesse oblige . \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Oct. 2020", "His Zorro dedicates himself to the equitable treatment of every citizen and rouses his fellow caballeros to practice a democratic form of noblesse oblige . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Jan. 2021", "But the old spirit of noblesse oblige was often troubled by a certain condescension, a sense that rules are for the little people. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Oct. 2020", "So, his children and certain of his grandchildren became fully aware of an obligation that is characterized by the phrase noblesse oblige . \u2014 Jamie Katz, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Oct. 2020", "This job of noblesse oblige raises a host of uncomfortable ethical conundrums, but Peter, in typical fashion, squares them away by showing his self-awareness. \u2014 Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic , 9 July 2020", "Catholic social justice with a hint of noblesse oblige . \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "French, literally, nobility obligates":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1849, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-193211" } }