# Nobel

/noʊˈbɛɫ/ (US)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/nobel
Updated: 2026-08-15

## Senses

### 1. the prize itself

noun · CEFR B2

a Nobel Prize, which is one of the most important awards in the world for science, medicine, or peace.

For teachers: A Nobel Prize; an international award granted annually for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace.

- Winning a Nobel is the highest honour a scientist can receive.
- After decades of research into quantum mechanics, the professor was finally awarded a Nobel for his contributions to the field.

### 2. a person who won

noun · CEFR C1 · Formal

a person who has won a Nobel Prize.

For teachers: A Nobel laureate; an individual who has been awarded a Nobel Prize.

- The university invited three Nobels to speak at the graduation ceremony.
- The conference hall was filled with Nobels and other distinguished academics debating the future of global energy policy.

## Examples

- She won a Nobel for her research on medicine.
- Winning a Nobel is considered the highest honor a scientist can achieve during their career.
- The committee's decision to award the Nobel to a relatively unknown poet sparked a global conversation about the accessibility of contemporary literature.

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