nobly

1. 1.

   in a noble manner

   “she has behaved nobly”

Questions about nobly

What does nobly mean?

nobly means "in a noble manner".

How many syllables are in nobly?

nobly has 2 syllables: no-bly. The stress falls on "no". In IPA it is /ˈnɑbli/.

Is nobly a common word?

nobly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.