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noblesse::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | nobility |
| Type of | position, status |
| Has types | the purple, purple |
noblesse::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | aristocracy, nobility |
Examples of noblesse
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Noblesse oblige loses some of its appeal when the upstarts take advantage of it.
From the economist.com
Was there a risk that the ancienne noblesse would regard me as a trifle arriviste?
From the theatlantic.com
It couldn't really afford any sense of noblesse oblige about the American economy.
From the newsweek.com
Ten year ago, cultural philanthropy gave the outward appearance of noblesse oblige.
From the post-gazette.com
But the duke was also devoted to a far more ancient concept, noblesse oblige.
From the economist.com
Roosevelt was born to wealth but reared by his father to a sense of noblesse oblige.
From the washingtontimes.com
She doesn't need to invite the cameras in, obviously, but noblesse oblige.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Both Emanuel and Reed have been recipients of Bloomberg's noblesse oblige.
From the bostonherald.com
In yesteryear, those who had power and voice also bore the burden of noblesse oblige.
From the economist.com
- Nobility: the state of being of noble birth
- Members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility)
- In Scotland, the name used for the titled and untitled nobility. The term, derived from the French, remains in use in grants of arms from the Court of the Lord Lyon, the Scottish king of arms. ...
- Noblesse (Hebrew: u05E0u05D5u05D1u05DCu05E1u200Eu200E) is an Israeli cigarette brand produced by Dubek, Israel's oldest cigarette manufacturer. The brand, launched in 1952 in a distinct green, 80mm, 'soft-pack' which has never been dramatically changed, is the oldest in Dubek's product line. The cigarette also has the highest tar (19u00A0mg) and nicotine (1.3u00A0mg) amounts available on the Israeli mass-market.
- Noblesse (1960-1972) was a champion thoroughbred racehorse and was also the greatest filly ever trained in Ireland. Owned by American Evelyn Olin, she was sired by Mossborough, who also sired the great Ballymoss, and was out of the mare Duke's Delight (by His Grace). ...
