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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aristocratic |
| Synonyms: | gentle, highborn, imperial, kingly, patrician, queenly, titled, wellborn |
| Antonyms: | ignoble, lowly, servile, unaristocratic, unsophisticated |
| Main Entry: | noble |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | member of royal or important family |
| Synonyms: | archduchess, archduke, aristocrat, blue blood, count, countess, duchess, duke, emperor, empress, gentleman, gentlewoman, lady, lord, patrician, peer, prince, princess, royalty, silk stocking |
| Main Entry: | aristocrat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | privileged person |
| Synonyms: | blueblood, gentleperson, lace curtain, noble, patrician, peer, silk stocking, swell*, upper cruster |
| Antonyms: | commoner, plebian, proletariat |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Example Sentences
- There are times when noble intentions actually yield noble results.
- Being noble, I make exceptions to my moral codes from time to time.
- We will continue to fight for our noble cause.
| Main Entry: | aristocratic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | privileged, elegant |
| Synonyms: | aloof, blue-blooded, courtly, dignified, elegant, elite, fine, haughty, noble, patrician, polished, refined, snobbish, stylish, upper-class, well-born, well-bred |
| Antonyms: | low-born, low-life, poor, unprivileged, vulgar, wanting |
| Main Entry: | big |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | generous |
| Synonyms: | altruistic, benevolent, bighearted, chivalrous, considerate, free, gracious, greathearted, heroic, liberal, lofty, magnanimous, noble, princely, unselfish |
| Antonyms: | selfish, ungenerous, ungiving |
| Main Entry: | big-hearted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very kind |
| Synonyms: | altruistic, benevolent, compassionate, generous, giving, gracious, noble |
| Main Entry: | decent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | respectable, appropriate |
| Synonyms: | approved, becoming, befitting, chaste, clean, comely, comme il faut, conforming, continent, correct, decorous, delicate, ethical, fit, fitting, good, honest, honorable, immaculate, mannerly, modest, moral, nice, noble, on the up and up, polite, presentable, proper, prudent, pure, reserved, right, seemly, spotless, stainless, standard, straight, straight arrow, straight shooting, suitable, trustworthy, unblemished, undefiled, untarnished, upright, virtuous, worthy |
| Antonyms: | inappropriate, indecent, poor, unrespectable, unsuitable, unsuited |
| Main Entry: | dignified |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honorable |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, august, courtly, decorous, distinguished, distingué, eminent, formal, grand, grave, great, highbrow, highfalutin', imperial, imperious, lofty, magisterial, magnificent, nifty*, noble, proud, refined, regal, reserved, respected, solemn, somber, stately, superior, upright |
| Antonyms: | dishonorable, indecorous, undignified |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | distinguished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | famous, outstanding |
| Synonyms: | acclaimed, aristocratic, arresting, big name, brilliant, celebrated, conspicuous, dignified, distingué, eminent, especial, esteemed, extraordinary, famed, foremost, glorious, great, highly regarded, honored, illustrious, imposing, marked, memorable, name, noble, nonpareil, notable, noted, noteworthy, peerless, prominent, remarkable, renowned, reputable, royal, salient, shining, signal, singular, special, stately, striking, superior, talked of, unforgettable, venerable, well-known |
| Antonyms: | common, insignificant, ordinary, standard, unextraordinary, unknown |
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