noble-minded
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- noble-mindedly adverb
- noble-mindedness noun
Etymology
Origin of noble-minded
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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The idea is regulations are often supported by a surprising alliance of noble-minded moralists and profit-driven cynics.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2019
As an interpreter, Mørk avoided the noble-minded protocol—the high-school-graduation tread—that is too common in Elgar.
From The New Yorker • May 30, 2016
Peter Auty's José is initially defined as the noble-minded nice guy who is ostensibly different from the rest until, of course, we gradually become aware of the demons of instability and obsession that drive him.
From The Guardian • Jan. 18, 2011
Habitually moral, gentle, tolerant, noble-minded, this was the truest answer, yet he regarded himself quite simply and scientifically as "differing" from faithful folk who "make themselves quite easy by intuition."
From Time Magazine Archive
A universal festival is held in honor of the noble-minded captain.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
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