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NOBLE-MINDEDNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does noble-mindedness mean?
• NOBLE-MINDEDNESS (noun)
The noun NOBLE-MINDEDNESS has 1 sense:
1. elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued
Familiarity information: NOBLE-MINDEDNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
high-mindedness; idealism; noble-mindedness
Hypernyms ("noble-mindedness" is a kind of...):
grandeur; magnanimousness; nobility; nobleness (the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct)
Derivation:
noble-minded (of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style)
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