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NOBLESSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does noblesse mean?
• NOBLESSE (noun)
The noun NOBLESSE has 2 senses:
1. the state of being of noble birth
2. members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility)
Familiarity information: NOBLESSE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of being of noble birth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
nobility; noblesse
Hypernyms ("noblesse" is a kind of...):
position; status (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "noblesse"):
purple; the purple ((in ancient Rome) position of imperial status)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("noblesse" is a kind of...):
aristocracy; nobility (a privileged class holding hereditary titles)
Domain region:
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
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