no-account, Informal, adj.
1. worthless, of no worth, valueless, of no value, useless, of no use, inutile, no-good; trifling, trivial, insignificant, unimportant, inconsequential, petty, small, minor. -n.
2. no-count, good-for-nothing, Fr. vaurien, worthless person, ne'er-do-well; idler, faineant, loafer, drone, do-nothing, Inf
bum; sluggard, slugabed, lazybones, malingerer, shirker, Inf
goldbrick, Sl.
goof-off.
nob1, Slang, n.
head, pate, poll, skull. See - head (def.1).
nob2, Slang, n.
man of means, man of substance, nabob, plutocrat; personage, Inf.
V.I.P., Inf
bigwig, Sl.
big shot, Sl.
big wheel, Sl.
fat cat, Sl.
heavy, Sl. high-muck-a-muck; celebrity, somebody, name, Inf. big name.
nobility, n.1. aristocracy, patriciate, royalty, baronage, peerage; high rank, high birth, high breeding, blue blood; upper classes, Inf.
upper crust, ruling classes, the Four Hundred, (often cap.)
establishment, high society, elite, gentry; First Families of Virginia,
F.F.V.; the House of Rothschild.
2. dignity, distinction, illustriousness, glory, exaltation; notability, eminence, preeminence, prestige, loftiness; influence, authority, leadership; importance, significance, consequence; primacy, supremacy.
3. honor, izzat, virtue; moral rectitude, scrupulousness, ethics; decency, goodness, righteousness, magnanimity, high-mindedness; honesty, integrity, uprightness, probity, veracity, justness.
4. grandeur, grandness, impressiveness, sumptuousness, gorgeousness; magnificence, splendor, majesty, resplendence.
noble, adj.
1. titled, aristocratic, patrician; blue-blooded, highborn, high-ranking, thoroughbred, to the manner born, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth; royal, regal, princely, kingly, queenly, gentlemanly.
2. illustrious, distinguished, eminent, preeminent, prestigious; renowned, famous, famed, noted; honored, revered, esteemed, venerated; acclaimed, celebrated.
3. noble-minded, honorable, virtuous, moral, scrupulous, principled, ethical, high-minded, magnanimous; admirable, reputable, decent, good, righteous, fine, worthy; just, fair, impartial, straight, square, square-shooting; honest, honest as the day is long, truthful, truth-loving, veracious; forthright, upright, incorruptible; faithful, loyal, staunch, steadfast, true, true-blue; dependable, reliable, trustworthy, responsible.
4. sublime, lofty, elevated; excellent, sterling; well-considered, measured, well-proportioned; exquisite, lovely, pleasing.
5. stately, lordly, magnificent, grand, grandiose; august, imposing, impressive, stunning, striking, awesome; majestic, glorious, splendid, superb, resplendent; gorgeous, sumptuous, rich, elegant.
6. superior, best, very best, top-notch, first-rate; prime, choice, prize, champion; of the highest type or quality, of the first water, as good as they come; wonderful, Sl.
super, great; unsurpassed, nonpareil, unequaled, unmatched, peerless, unique.
-n. 7. noblewoman, lady, milady, gentlewoman, dame, begum, margravine, shahzadi; duchess, archduchess, grand duchess, countess, viscountess, baroness, marchioness, peeress; queen, sovereign queen, princess, czarina, empress, maharanee, maharani, rani. See - nobleman (defs.1, 2).
nobleman, n.1. noble, aristocrat, patrician, silk-stocking, Inf.
blue blood, gentleman.
2. king, prince, czar, emperor, sheik, khan, rajah maharajah; grand duke, archduke, lord, milord, peer, duke, marquis, Hist,
margrave, earl, count, viscount, baron; grandee, magnifico, don, hidalgo; baronet, lordling, Scot. Hist, thane, princeling, princekin, princelet; seigneur, feudal lord, Japanese Hist. daimyo, signior, signor; squire, Scot. laird, Russian Hist, boyar, (in medieval Germany) landgrave; knight, cavalier, Fr. Hist, chevalier, Hist, banneret, armiger.
noble-minded, adj. honorable, righteous, worthy, high-minded, magnanimous, generous, decent. See - noble (def. 3).