Webster's Dictionary 1913

1243

Nobilitate

No‐bil″i‐tate (?), v. t. [L. nobilitatus, p. p. of nobilitare.] To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt.

1244

Nobilitation

No‐bil′i‐ta″tion (?), n. [Cf. OF. nobilitation.] The act of making noble. Dr. H. More.

1245

Nobility

No‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [L. nobilitas: cf. OF. nobilité. See Noble.] 1. The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence.Tho...

1246

Noble

No″ble (?), a. [Compar.Nobler (?); superl.Noblest (?).] [F. noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known, famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See know.] 1...

1247

Noble (2)

No″ble, n. 1. A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.2. An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.6...

1248

Noble (3)

No″ble, v. t. To make noble; to ennoble.Thou nobledest so far forth our nature. Chaucer.

1249

Noble-minded

No″ble–mind′ed (?), a. Having a noble mind; honorable; magnanimous. — No″ble–mind′ed‐ness, n.

1250

Nobleman

No″ble‐man (?), n.; pl.Noblemen (�). One of the nobility; a noble; a peer; one who enjoys rank above a commoner, either by virtue of birth, by office, or by patent.

1251

Nobleness

No″ble‐ness, n. The quality or state of being noble; greatness; dignity; magnanimity; elevation of mind, character, or station; nobility; grandeur; stateliness.His purposes are ...

1252

Nobless

{ No‐bless″, No‐blesse″ } (?; 277), n. [F. noblesse. See Noble.] 1. Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition. Chaucer.Spenser.B. Jonson.2. The nobility; persons of noble ran...

1253

Noblewoman

No″ble‐wom′an (?), n.; pl.Noblewomen (�). A female of noble rank; a peeress.

1254

Nobley

No″bley (?), n. [OF. nobleie.] 1. The body of nobles; the nobility. Chaucer.2. Noble birth; nobility; dignity. Chaucer.

1255

Nobly

No″bly (?), adv. 1. Of noble extraction; as, nobly born or descended.2. In a noble manner; with greatness of soul; heroically; with magnanimity; as, a deed nobly done.3. Splendi...

1256

Nobody

No″bod‐y (?), n.; pl.Nobodies (#). [No, a. + body.] 1. No person; no one; not anybody.2. Hence: A person of no influence or importance; an insignificant or contemptible person.

1257

Nocake

No″cake (?), n. [Corrupted fr. Indian nookhik meal. Palfrey.] Indian corn parched, and beaten to powder, — used for food by the Northern American Indians.

1258

Nocent

No″cent (nō″sent), a. [L. nocens, p. pr. of nocere to hurt. See Nuisance, Noxious.] 1. Doing hurt, or having a tendency to hurt; hurtful; mischievous; noxious; as, nocent qualit...

1259

Nocent (2)

No″cent, n. A criminal. Sir T. Browne.

1260

Nocently

No″cent‐ly, adv. Hurtfully; injuriously.

1261

Nocive

No″cive (?), a. [L. nocivus, fr. nocere to hurt.] Hurtful; injurious. Hooker.

1262

Nock

Nock (?), n. [See Notch.] 1. A notch.He took his arrow by the nock. Chapman.2. (Naut.) The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail.

1263

Nock (2)

Nock, v. t. To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow. Chapman.

1264

Noctambulation

Noc‐tam′bu‐la″tion (?), n. [L. nox, noctis, night + ambulare to walk: cf. F. noctambulation.] Somnambulism; walking in sleep. Quain.

1265

Noctambulism

Noc‐tam″bu‐lism (?), n. Somnambulism.

1266

Noctambulist

Noc‐tam″bu‐list (?), n. A somnambulist.

1267

Noctambulo

Noc‐tam″bu‐lo (?), n. A noctambulist.

1268

Noctidial

Noc‐tid″i‐al (?), a. [L. nox, noctos, night + dies day.] Comprising a night and a day; as, a noctidial day. Holder.

1269

Noctiferous

Noc‐tif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. noctifer; nox, noctis + ferre to bring.] Bringing night. Johnson.