The difference between Despicable and Noble
When used as nouns, despicable means a wretched or wicked person, whereas noble means an aristocrat.
When used as adjectives, despicable means fit or deserving to be despised, whereas noble means having honorable qualities.
check bellow for the other definitions of Despicable and Noble
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Despicable as an adjective:
Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean
Examples:
"synonyms: vile evimean contemptible"
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Despicable as a noun:
A wretched or wicked person.
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Noble as a noun:
An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
Examples:
"This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century."
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Noble as a noun (now, historical):
A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d.
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Noble as an adjective:
Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
Examples:
"He made a noble effort."
"He is a noble man who would never put his family in jeopardy."
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Noble as an adjective:
Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.
Examples:
"a noble edifice"
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Noble as an adjective:
Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.
Examples:
"'noble blood; a noble personage"
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Noble as an adjective (geometry, of a [[polyhedron]]):
Both isohedral and isogonal.