NOBLENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct

Synonyms:

grandeur; magnanimousness; nobility; nobleness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("nobleness" is a kind of...):

honorableness; honourableness (the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor)

Attribute:

noble (having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character)

ignoble (completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nobleness"):

high-mindedness; idealism; noble-mindedness (elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued)

sublimity (nobility in thought or feeling or style)