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单词 noble-minded
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Definition of noble-minded in English:

noble-minded

adjective
  • Having an honourable, generous character.

    the mighty sacrifice made by those noble-minded men for the good of our country
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Reports had preceded her which even if they had been unfounded would have thrown any noble-minded woman into agonies of distress.
    • A person cannot be called noble-minded if he or she cares nothing about others.
    • It would be stupid to ignore the extent to which the industry's confluence of interests with the most reactionary forces corrupts the products of even its most noble-minded artists.
    • I find it impossible to subject myself to aesthetic outpourings about the beauty of landscapes on the part of noble-minded and sensitive persons whose prejudices prevent them from going to the theater.
    • It has pushed the idea that corporations are simply noble-minded job creation engines, that realize the importance of working for the sustainablity of our society.
    • Beethoven was blunt, irascible, and ambitious, though good-natured, noble-minded, and idealistic.
    • In this time of rap-rock, movies like I Am Sam, which is gentle, heartwarming and noble-minded, don't stand much of a chance.
    • Condorcet was undoubtedly a most sincere, generous and noble-minded man.
    • In the pursuit of wealth the noble-minded individual comes under the sway of an alien power.
    • Equality ought to make men noble-minded.
    Synonyms
    high-principled, principled, honourable, moral, upright, upstanding, right-minded, right-thinking, good, honest, decent, ethical, righteous, virtuous, worthy, idealistic

Derivatives

  • noble-mindedness

  • noun
    • It brought out the very best in people: altruism, tolerance, noble-mindedness, and openness to others.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Critics have often been content to interpret this scene as evidence of Hartmut's noble-mindedness that will not permit him to do anything dishonourable.
      • They are expected to set examples of noble-mindedness, and therefore money should not be the key element from which they derive confidence and motivation.
      • In Japan, children from the age of three or four, using tiny violins, develop high sensibility and noble-mindedness through the music of Bach and Mozart.
      • His goal was always the cultivation of a high-flown noble-mindedness after the pattern of Ancient Rome.
      Synonyms
      integrity, principle, honour, honourableness, morals, morality, uprightness, right-mindedness, decency, goodness, honesty, righteousness, rectitude, probity, virtue, nobility, scrupulousness, incorruptibility
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