NOBLY
What does "NOBLY" mean?
In a noble manner; with high moral character, dignity, or generosity.
Meanings
- With admirable principle, courage, or selflessness. He bore the unfair blame nobly, never naming the real culprit.
- In a grand, stately, or impressive way. The cathedral rises nobly above the cramped old town.
Word origin
Formed from the adjective 'noble' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'; 'noble' comes from Latin '(g)nobilis' (well-known), from the root 'gnoscere', to know.
Remember it
NOBLY drops the 'e' of NOBLE before '-ly', the rule words ending in '-le' all follow: noble to nobly, gentle to gently.
A little poem
She lost the race but waved the winner through,
and walked off nobly, slower, into blue.
couplet
What it teaches
How you lose is the truest test of character - anyone can act nobly with the trophy already in hand.
Quick facts
What does NOBLY mean?
In a noble manner; with high moral character, dignity, or generosity.
Is NOBLY a valid word?
Yes — NOBLY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is NOBLY?
NOBLY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does NOBLY come from?
Formed from the adjective 'noble' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'; 'noble' comes from Latin '(g)nobilis' (well-known), from the root 'gnoscere', to know.
What can NOBLY teach us?
How you lose is the truest test of character - anyone can act nobly with the trophy already in hand.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.