1 in a way that relates to belonging to a high social rank in a society, especially by birth:
2 in a way that causes admiration, especially because of a grand or impressive appearance:
From the west the hill looks like a nobly proportioned mountain.
Her visit may not be as nobly motivated as she tries to imply.
Trying to control change, as these plans nobly attempt to do, is a risky business.
She was a nobly born woman who stepped outside the conventions of her estate.
The house was nobly ornamented and furnished.
