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Nobleness

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The quality or state of being noble; nobility or grandeur

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The quality or state of being noble; greatness; dignity; magnanimity; elevation of mind, character, or station; nobility; grandeur; stateliness.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The state or quality of being noble.

n. Greatness of excellence or worth; loftiness; excellence; magnanimity; elevation of mind; nobility.

n. Stateliness; grandeur; magnificence.

n. Excellence; choiceness of quality.

n. Of metals, freedom from liability to rust.

n. Synonyms See nobility and noble.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct

Word Usage

"'And year by year,' said Harding, 'I watched to see whether the direst want could bring you to humbleness, and saw you only grow in nobleness; and year by year I lay in wait for my four-footed quarry each Midsummer Eve beside the Wishing-Pool, and saw it grow in kingliness."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

honorableness honourableness

Hyponym

high-mindedness noble-mindedness idealism sublimity

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

greatness dignity magnanimity nobility grandeur

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

manliness uprightness faithfulness fortitude magnanimity