Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
Definition: Noblesse Oblige |
Noblesse ObligeNoun1. The obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Literature | Noblesse Oblige (French). Noble birth imposes the obligation of highminded principles and noble actions. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Nobility | Phrase: Adel sitzt im Gemuthe nicht im Gebluete; adelig und edel sind zweierlei; noblesse oblige. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Noblesse Oblige |
| Non-English Usage: "Noblesse Oblige" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. German (noblesse oblige). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I realized that your noblesse oblige would not permit you to abandon one of your men. (The Scarlet Pimpernel; writing credit: William Bast; Baroness Emmuska Orczy) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Noblesse oblige (1987) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Music |
|
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
noblesse oblige | 25 |
blanc mont noblesse oblige | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "noblesse oblige"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | noblesse oblige, adel verpflichtet. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | επιβάλλεται ευγένεια. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | a nemesség kötelez. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 有名税 (the price of fame). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ゆうめいぜい (the price of fame). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oblessenay obligeay положение обязывает. (various references) adelskap förpliktar. (various references) ความเชื่อว่าผู้มั่งคั่งควรช่วยเหลือผู้"้อยกว่า. (various references) asillerin soylu davranması gereği. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-b-e-e-e-g-i-l-l-n-o-o-s-s" | |
-2 letters: selenologies. | |
-4 letters: biogeneses. | |
-5 letters: enologies, lobelines, neologies, oogeneses, oogenesis. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 6F 62 6C 65 73 73 65 4F 62 6C 69 67 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
|
Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01101111 01100010 01101100 01100101 01110011 01110011 01100101 00100000 01001111 01100010 01101100 01101001 01100111 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N o b l e s s e   O b l i g e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 006F 0062 006C 0065 0073 0073 0065 004F 0062 006C 0069 0067 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)48816878718585712496878757371 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
