Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nobly

/ˈnoʊbli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: nobly
IPA: /ˈnoʊbli/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a noble manner.

Example Sentences

"In the end he died nobly, trying to save the lives of others."

Etymology

From Middle English nobeliche, nobely, nobilliche, nobilly, nobliche, noblike, nobly, noblye, equivalent to noble + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: nobeliche,nobely,nobilliche,nobilly,nobliche,noblike,nobly,noblye
Suffix: noble

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnoʊbli/
British English: /ˈnəʊbli/

Inflected Forms

more nobly (comparative) noblier (comparative, literary) most nobly (superlative) nobliest (literary, rare)

Synonyms

decently righteously worthily becomingly chastely continently correctly decorously deservingly dutifully duteously meritoriously

Rhymes With

robley

Questions

How do you pronounce nobly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnoʊbli/.
What does nobly mean?: In a noble manner.
Where does nobly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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