noblesse C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /noʊˈblɛs/ UK /nəʊˈblɛs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the noble class; nobility, especially in the obligation of high rank He helped the poor out of a sense of noblesse. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the noble class; nobility,... nobilityaristocracygentrynobleness ↔ Opposites commonerspeasantry Word family Related forms noblenobilitynobleness Etymology AI details From Old French noblesse ('nobility, high birth'), from noble, from Latin nobilis ('noble, well-known'). noblesse Old French nobilis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # noblesse **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /noʊˈblɛs/ **IPA (UK):** /nəʊˈblɛs/ ## Meanings 1. the noble class; nobility, especially in the obligation of high rank ## Examples - He helped the poor out of a sense of noblesse. ## Synonyms - nobility - aristocracy - gentry - nobleness ## Antonyms - commoners - peasantry ## Related Forms - noble - nobility - nobleness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: noblesse - Root: nobilis ## Etymology From Old French noblesse ('nobility, high birth'), from noble, from Latin nobilis ('noble, well-known'). ## AI Etymology Noblesse comes from Old French noblesse ('nobility, high birth'), from noble, from Latin nobilis ('noble, well-known'). The etymological trail includes Old French noblesse and Latin nobilis. As a noun, noblesse means the noble class; nobility, especially in the obligation of high rank. The same family is visible in related forms such as noble, nobility, and nobleness. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown