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 

• NOBLESSE (noun)

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)