nobleness

C2+ Topic:Describing People

US /ˈnoʊbəlnəs/ UK /ˈnəʊbəlnəs/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being noble in character or rank

There was a quiet nobleness in his refusal to seek revenge.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being noble... nobility dignity grandeur magnanimityloftinesshonor

Opposites

basenessignobilitymeanness

Word family

Related forms noble nobility nobly

Etymology

From noble + -ness; noble from Old French noble, from Latin nobilis ('well-known, noble'), from noscere ('to know').

nobilis Latin noscere Latin

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# nobleness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈnoʊbəlnəs
**IPA (UK):** ˈnəʊbəlnəs

## Meanings
1. the quality of being noble in character or rank

## Examples
- There was a quiet nobleness in his refusal to seek revenge.

## Synonyms
- nobility
- dignity
- grandeur
- magnanimity
- loftiness
- honor

## Antonyms
- baseness
- ignobility
- meanness

## Related Forms
- noble
- nobility
- nobly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: nobilis
- Root: noscere

## Etymology
From noble + -ness; noble from Old French noble, from Latin nobilis ('well-known, noble'), from noscere ('to know').

## AI Etymology
Nobleness comes from noble + -ness; noble from Old French noble, from Latin nobilis ('well-known, noble'), from noscere ('to know'). The etymological trail includes Latin nobilis, Latin noscere. The same word family includes noble, nobility, nobly. Its current noun use means "the quality of being noble in character or rank".

## Topics
- Describing People
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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