благородный

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic благородьнъ (blagorodĭnŭ). Synchronically analyzable as бла́го (blágo, “good”) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ род (rod, “birth”) +‎ -ный (-nyj).

• IPA^(key): [bɫəɡɐˈrodnɨj]

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благоро́дный • (blagoródnyj) (comparative (по)благоро́днее or (по)благоро́дней, superlative благоро́днейший)

1. noble, aristocratic (of the nobility, of the high-born class, especially in Russia before 1917)
2. noble (in spirit), gentle

   благоро́дный посту́пок ― blagoródnyj postúpok ― noble act

3. selfless, generous
4. exceptional, outstandingly elegant

   благоро́дная красота́ ― blagoródnaja krasotá ― exceptional beauty

5. (sciences, figurative) noble (having some special quality)

   благоро́дный га́з ― blagoródnyj gáz ― noble gas, inert gas

• благоро́дно (blagoródno), благоро́дность (blagoródnostʹ)

благоро́дный • (blagoródnyj) m anim (genitive благоро́дного, nominative plural благоро́дные, genitive plural благоро́дных, feminine благоро́дная)

1. noble, aristocrat (member of the nobility, of the high-born class, especially in Russia before 1917)
2. someone noble in spirit

• благоро́дство (blagoródstvo)