Ennoble — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

confer dignity or honor upon

give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnˈoʊbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛnˈəʊbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛnˈəʊbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛnˈoʊbəl/.

Examples

He was dignified with a title

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dignify entitle gentle

Parts of Speech

verb	confer dignity or honor upon “He was dignified with a title”
verb	give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

Word Forms

dignity	noun	the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
ennoblement	noun	the act of raising someone to the nobility

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

veredeln

Würde oder Ehre verleihen

🇫🇷French

ennoblir

conférer une dignité ou un honneur à

🇪🇸Spanish

ennoblecer

conferir dignidad u honor a

🇮🇹Italian

nobilitare

conferire dignità o onore

🇳🇱Dutch

veredelen

waardigheid of eer verlenen

🇵🇹Portuguese

enobrecer

conferir dignidade ou honra a

🇷🇺Russian

облагородить

воздавать достоинство или честь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उदात्त बनाना

गरिमा या सम्मान प्रदान करना

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্মানজনক

মর্যাদা বা সম্মান প্রদান

🇮🇳Telugu

గొప్ప

గౌరవం లేదా గౌరవం ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

उदात्त

सन्मान किंवा सन्मान प्रदान करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉમદા

ગૌરવ અથવા સન્માન આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎನೋಬಲ್

ಘನತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಗೌರವವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ

ਮਾਣ ਜਾਂ ਸਨਮਾਨ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

معزز

وقار یا اعزاز عطا کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恩诺布尔

赋予尊严或荣誉

🇯🇵Japanese

高貴な

～に尊厳または名誉を与える

🇰🇷Korean

기품 있게 하다

위엄이나 명예를 부여하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cao quý

trao nhân phẩm hoặc danh dự cho

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้สูงส่ง

ให้เกียรติหรือเกียรติยศแก่

🇮🇩Indonesian

memuliakan

memberikan martabat atau kehormatan

🇵🇭Filipino

marangal

bigyan ng dignidad o karangalan

🇲🇾Malay

memuliakan

memberikan maruah atau penghormatan kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عظم

منح الكرامة أو الشرف

🇮🇷Persian

نجیب کردن

وقار یا افتخار را به

🇹🇷Turkish

soylu

onur veya şeref vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַאֲצִיל

להעניק כבוד או כבוד

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The primary meaning of 'ennoble' is 'confer dignity or honor upon'.

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'ennoble' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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