Noblesse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being of noble birth

members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈoʊbləs/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈəʊbləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈəʊbləs/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈoʊbləs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nobility

Word Forms

noble

adjective

of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

nobleza

el estado de ser de noble cuna

🇮🇹Italian

nobiltà

lo stato d'essere di nobile nascita

🇳🇱Dutch

edelheid

de staat van zijn van adellijke afkomst

🇵🇹Portuguese

nobreza

o estado de ser de nascimento nobre

🇷🇺Russian

дворянство

состояние благородного происхождения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठाकुर

कुलीन जन्म होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇮🇳Tamil

உன்னதமான

உன்னதமான பிறப்பின் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉన్నతమైన

గొప్ప పుట్టుక యొక్క స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

कुलीन

थोर जन्माची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉમદા

ઉમદા જન્મની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉದಾತ್ತ

ಉದಾತ್ತ ಜನನದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുലീനൻ

കുലീനമായ ജന്മത്തിൻ്റെ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੁਲੀਨ

ਨੇਕ ਜਨਮ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

شریف

عظیم پیدائشی ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

贵族

出身高贵的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

ノブレス

高貴な生まれの状態

🇰🇷Korean

노블레스

고귀한 출생의 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quý tộc

trạng thái sinh ra cao quý

🇹🇭Thai

ขุนนาง

สภาวะแห่งการเกิดอันสูงส่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kaum bangsawan

keadaan kelahiran yang mulia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نوبليس

حالة الولادة النبيلة

🇮🇷Persian

نجیب

حالت اصیل بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

soylu

asil doğumlu olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

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The primary meaning of 'noblesse' is 'the state of being of noble birth'.

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