noblesse

NOUN

nobility

Synonyms

STRONG

birth blood dignity elevation elite ennoblement exaltation excellence generosity gentry glorification grandeur greatness honor illustriousness incorruptibility integrity loftiness magnanimity magnificence majesty nobleness patricians peerage royalty society stateliness sublimity superiority uprightness virtue worthiness

WEAK

blue blood high society ruling class upper class

Antonyms

STRONG

condemnation debasement denunciation depression disgrace dishonor humiliation inferiority insignificance meanness selfishness unimportance

Example Sentences

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They rode to work in Rolls-Royces and adhered to a Protestant ethic of noblesse oblige.

From The Wall Street Journal

Today, Beek and his family run it out of a sense of noblesse oblige.

From Los Angeles Times

He was one of that imperiled species, a noblesse oblige Republican.

From Los Angeles Times

To offset this, there's been a tradition of "noblesse oblige" on the part of America's wealthiest dynasties.

From BBC

It has to show a lot of elegance in the singing; there is this noblesse in his blood.

From New York Times