The difference between Inferior and Noble
When used as nouns, inferior means a person of lower stature to another, whereas noble means an aristocrat.
When used as adjectives, inferior means of lower quality, whereas noble means having honorable qualities.
check bellow for the other definitions of Inferior and Noble
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Inferior as an adjective:
of lower quality
Examples:
"Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades."
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Inferior as an adjective:
of lower rank
Examples:
"an inferior officer"
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Inferior as an adjective (typography):
located below Printed in subscript.
Examples:
"an inferior figure or letter"
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Inferior as an adjective (botany):
Situated below some other organ; said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx.
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Inferior as an adjective (botany):
On the side of a flower which is next to the bract; anterior.
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Inferior as an adjective (astronomy):
Nearer to the Sun than the Earth is.
Examples:
"the inferior or interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus"
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Inferior as an adjective (astronomy):
Below the horizon.
Examples:
"the inferior part of a meridian"
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Inferior as a noun:
a person of lower stature to another
Examples:
"As you are my inferior, I can tell you to do anything I want."
"ant superior"
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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.