Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for NO'BLE-NESS
NO'BLE-NESS, n.
- Greatness; dignity; ingenuousness; magnanimity elevation of mind or of condition, particularly of the mind. His purposes are full of honesty, nobleness, and integrity. Taylor. Greatness of mind and nobleness their seat / Build in her loveliest. Milton. The nobleness of life is to do this. Shak.
- Distinction by birth; honor derived from a noble ancestry.
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