nobel

N1O1B3E1L1
UK/nəʊˈbɛl/UK/ˈnəʊ.bɛl/UK/-bəl/Canada, US/noʊˈbɛl/

proper noun

A surname from Swedish, especially referring to Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor and philanthropist.

“a Nobel-winning author”

OriginSwedish Nobel →
CommonScrabble 7
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nobel1

adjective
  1. misspellingMisspelling of noble.

Nobel2

proper noun
  1. A surname from Swedish, especially referring to Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor and philanthropist.
nounNobel (plural Nobels)

plural Nobels

  1. A Nobel Prize.

    a Nobel-winning author

    1 more example

    Nobel prizewinners of the year

Origin

  1. SwedishNobel
  2. EnglishNobel

From Swedish Nobel.

More words from Swedish

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 諾貝爾 /诺贝尔
  • 諾貝爾 /诺贝尔 (Nuòbèi'ěr)surname
Czech Nobelovka
  • NobelovkaNobel Prize
Korean 노벨
  • 노벨 (nobel)surname
Polish Nobel, Nobel
  • Nobelsurname
  • NobelNobel Prize

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nobleBolenLebonblone
Cite this entry
APA

nobel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nobel

MLA

“nobel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nobel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nobel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nobel.

Source: nobel on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.