noble spirit
Dignified inner character
Noble spirit describes a character marked by moral courage, generosity, and high-minded ideals.
Someone with a noble spirit acts from principle rather than self-interest, showing dignity even in difficult circumstances: She faced her illness with a noble spirit.
The phrase suggests an inner quality of greatness that transcends social rank or material wealth.
- magnanimousNoble and forgiving
- courageousShowing bravery under threat
- moral courageStrength to act ethically
- gallantCourageously attentive and refined
- chivalrousHonorably courteous and brave
man of honor · valiant · true grit · honorable · stiff upper lip · dignified · virtuous · good character · heroic · steadfast · stand tall · integrity · grace · selfless · greatness · lofty · proud · brave
- Goodnesskindness, charity, compassion, generosity, goodwill
- Nietzschewill to power, overman, superman, slave morality, Zarathustra
- generositygiving, benevolence, donations, magnanimity, gifts
- integrityintegrity, honesty, truthfulness, uprightness, rectitude
- valorbravery, courage, gallantry, heroism, fearlessness
- RomanticismWilliam Blake, the sublime, J.M.W. Turner, Eugene Delacroix, emotionalism
noble spiritpettiness
Focus on insignificant matters
small-mindedness · spite · vindictiveness · cruelty · callousness
noble, spirit, nobles, nobleness, nobility, ennoble, ennobled, ennoblement, ignoble