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nobless

nobless is the alternative form of noblesse.

Meaning of noblesse

Noun (1)

noblesse (usually uncountable, plural noblesses)

  1. (usually) The quality of being noble; nobleness.
    • But thou, whose noblesse keeps one stature still1612, Ben Jonson, Epigrams

Noun (2)

noblesse pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The nobility; peerage.
    • Faire braunch of noblesse, flowre of cheualrie, / That with your worth the world amazed make, / How shall I quite the paines, ye suffer for my sake?1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Questions about nobless

What is nobless the alternative form of?
Nobless is the alternative form of noblesse.

Words near nobless in the dictionary

  1. noblepersons
  2. nobler
  3. nobles
  4. Nobles County
  5. nobleship
  6. nobless
  7. noblesse
  8. noblesse oblige
  9. noblesses
  10. noblest
  11. Noblesville

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