Skip to main content
nonnoble

nonnoble

7.4
A person from an ordinary family who is not part of the noble class
  • noun
  • /ˈnɒnˌnoʊbəl/
translation icon : común
  • Wignacourt had to get special permission from Pope Paul V Borghese in order to bestow on the painter this honorary second-class title typically given to nonnobles.

Examples

  • The paradoxes in the artist's works are matched only by those in his actual life, a murderer who became the greatest painter of his age, a nonnoble who became a member of a chivalric order.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Throughout history, many nonnobles have risen to prominence through their contributions to society.

  • Despite being a nonnoble, he worked hard and earned the respect of the entire community.

  • The story follows a nonnoble hero who challenges the aristocracy to improve the lives of common people.

Synonyms

commoner
vsnonnoble
31 4.2

A person without a noble title who is an ordinary member of society

is formed by negating noble and is less usual than the everyday term
common person
vsnonnoble
1 1.4

A person who has no title and is an ordinary member of society

is a negated-form label rather than a plain descriptive phrase
nonaristocratic
vsnonnoble
5.9

A person who is not from the rich upper class

is about lacking noble birth or rank rather than formal class membership
non-elite
vsnonnoble
4.6

A person who is not part of the top or most powerful group

is limited to lacking noble birth or rank, not any elite status

Antonyms

128 4.4

Being from a high social family by birth

38 6.5

A person from the highest social class, often by birth or title

How Noble

royal
497 3.1
aristocrat
38 6.5
noble
128 4.4
nonnoble
7.4
commoner
31 4.2
peasant
157 3.5

Surface Forms

nonnoble singular
nonnobles plural

Morphology

nonnoble = nonnoble (transparent) = non + noble

The noun is a straightforward substantivization of the transparent adjective 'nonnoble'.

Etymology

Nonnoble comes from non- 'not' plus noble 'high in rank', so a nonnoble is a person who is not of noble birth, in other words a commoner.