humble vs noble

humble

adj
  • Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest. 

  • Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming. 

noun
  • An arrest based on weak evidence intended to demean or punish the subject. 

verb
  • To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive. 

  • To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of 

noble

adj
  • Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character. 

  • Both isohedral and isogonal. 

  • Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid. 

  • Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn. 

noun
  • An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood. 

  • A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d. 

How often have the words humble and noble occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )