Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ennoble

/ɪˈnəʊbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: en-no-ble
IPA: /ɪˈnəʊbəl/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.

verb

To perform on a fabric the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing.

verb

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"We’d like to believe that suffering instructs and ennobles."
"There was no shortage of dropped jaws when news came through about the appointment of the recently ennobled Lord Peter Hendy as rail minister. This was certainly a left-field move, taking everyone (perhaps even himself) by surprise."

Etymology

From Middle English ennoblen, from Old French ennoblir. Equivalent to en- + noble.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ennoblen, ennoblir

Usage

Inflected Forms

ennobles (present, singular) ennobling (participle, present) ennobled (participle, past) ennobled (past)

Derived Forms

disennoble ennobled ennoblement ennobler ennobling

Synonyms

elevate invest knight lord advance aggrandize dignify ennoble exalt honor nobilitate prefer

Rhymes With

global mobile noble chernobyl mobil immobile grenoble sobel doble ignoble goebel strobel

Questions

How do you pronounce ennoble?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈnəʊbəl/.
What does ennoble mean?: To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
Where does ennoble come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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