noble vs marquess

noble and marquess both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
noble	Yes	Yes	No	No
marquess	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, marquess is a hyponym of noble; that is, marquess is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than noble:

noble (noun)	marquess (noun)
a titled peer of the realm	a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl
	nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count

noble (adjective)	marquess (adjective)
having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character
of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times
impressive in size, manner, or appearance
inert especially toward oxygen