The difference between Noble and Superior

When used as nouns, noble means an aristocrat, whereas superior means a person of higher rank or quality.

When used as adjectives, noble means having honorable qualities, whereas superior means higher in quality.


check bellow for the other definitions of Noble and Superior

  1. Noble as a noun:

    An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.

    Examples:

    "This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century."

  2. Noble as a noun (now, historical):

    A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d.

  1. 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."

  2. Noble as an adjective:

    Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.

    Examples:

    "a noble edifice"

  3. 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"

  4. Noble as an adjective (geometry, of a [[polyhedron]]):

    Both isohedral and isogonal.

  1. Superior as an adjective:

    Higher in quality.

    Examples:

    "Rebecca had always thought shorts were far superior to pants, as they didn't constantly make her legs itch."

  2. Superior as an adjective:

    Higher in rank.

  3. Superior as an adjective:

    More comprehensive, as a term in classification.

    Examples:

    "A genus is superior to a species."

  4. Superior as an adjective (botany):

    Located above. Above the ovary; said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part; also of an ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below it in position, and free from it. Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior. Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; said of the radicle. Printed in superscript.

    Examples:

    "the superior jaw; the superior part of an image"

    "a superior figure or letter"

  5. Superior as an adjective:

    Greater or better than average; extraordinary.

  6. Superior as an adjective:

    Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; with to.

  7. Superior as an adjective:

    Of a planet: closer to the Earth than to the sun.

  1. Superior as a noun:

    A person of higher rank or quality.

  2. Superior as a noun:

    The senior person in a monastic community.